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For thy precious sake,

Once my (eager) life itself

Was not dear to me.

But 'tis now my heart's desire

It may long, long years endure.

(ひゃく)(にん)(いっ)(しゅ) #50 by (ふじ)(わらの)(よし)(たか)

Notes on this poem

Translation by Clay MacCauley via Hyakunin-Isshu (Single Songs of a Hundred Poets), 1917

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title: 百人一首 第50番 [君]{きみ}がため
japanese:
- - - pos: noun
      text:
      - : きみ
    - pos: particle
      text: 
    - pos: noun
      text: ため
      dictionary: 
  - - pos: adjective
      text:
      - : 
      - しから
      dictionary: 惜しい
    - pos: verb
      text: ざり
      dictionary: 
    - pos: verb
      text: 
      dictionary: 
  - - pos: noun
      text:
      - : いのち
    - pos: particle
      text: さへ
      dictionary: https://kobun.weblio.jp/content/さへ
- - - pos: adjective
      text:
      - : なが
      - 
      dictionary: 長い
    - pos: particle
      text: もがな
      dictionary: https://kobun.weblio.jp/content/もがな
    - pos: particle
      text: 
  - - pos: verb
      text:
      - : おも
      - 
      dictionary: 思う
    - pos: verb
      text: ける
      dictionary: けり
    - pos: particle
      text: かな
      dictionary: 
image:
  file: card.jpg
  alt: 藤原義孝の歌のかるた札
  credit:
    name: Wikimedia Commons
    link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyakuninisshu_050.jpg
english:
- For thy precious sake,
- Once my (eager) life itself
- Was not dear to me.
- But 'tis now my heart's desire
- It may long, long years endure.
translation:
  author: Clay MacCauley
  site:
    name: Hyakunin-Isshu (Single Songs of a Hundred Poets), 1917
    link: https://jti.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/macauley.html
---

[百]{ひゃく}[人]{にん}[一]{いっ}[首]{しゅ} #50 by [藤]{ふじ}[原]{わらの}[義]{よし}[孝]{たか}

[Notes on this poem]https://hyakuninisshu.jp/poem/50/