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| Tsuyoi kaze, Kita kara kuru yo, Tori ga saru. |
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| Translation Notes: samuke = chill kara = from tsuyoi = strong kuru = come kaze = wind tori = bird kita = north saru = departs /yo/ and /ga/ are sentence particles |
| A blast of wind, It comes from the north, The bird goes away. |
| The Meter: 1 2 3 4 5 Tsu-yo-i ka-ze, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ki-ta ka-ra ku-ru yo, 1 2 3 4 5 To-ri ga sa-ru. |
| October 26, 2001 |
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| Chris Hennessy |
| Music playing: Otiba no odori (Dance of Falling Leaves) |
| Samuke |
| Chill |
| The Inspiration: I was at school, playing guitar outside, when a bird landed right near me. It was a pretty windy day and out of nowhere came a very strong, very cold wind. Cold enough to make me shudder. It was actually from the northwest I think, but I had to fit the meter of the poem. ^_^ Subsequently, the bird just up and flew what was definitely directly south. Enjoy the warm weather down there, birdie. -Chris |