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Though the waterfall

In its flow ceased long ago,

And its sound is stilled;

Yet, in name it ever flows,

And in fame may yet be heard.

(ひゃく)(にん)(いっ)(しゅ) #55 by (だい)()(ごん)(きん)(とう)

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55番 [滝]{たき}の[音]{おと}は
japanese:
- - - pos: noun
      text:
      - : たき
    - pos: particle
      text: 
    - pos: noun
      text:
      - : おと
    - pos: particle
      text: 
  - - pos: verb
      text:
      - : 
      - 
      dictionary: 絶える
    - pos: particle
      text: 
    - pos: adjective
      text:
      - : ひさ
      - しく
      dictionary: 久しい
  - - pos: verb
      text: なり
      dictionary: 成る
    - pos: verb
      text: ぬれ
      dictionary: https://kobun.weblio.jp/content/ぬ
    - pos: particle
      text: 
      dictionary: https://kobun.weblio.jp/content/ど
- - - pos: noun
      text:
      - : 
    - pos: particle
      text: こそ
    - pos: verb
      text:
      - : なが
      - 
      dictionary: 流れる
    - pos: particle
      text: 
  - - pos: adverb
      text: なほ
      dictionary: https://kobun.weblio.jp/content/なほ
    - pos: verb
      text:
      - : 
      - こえ
      dictionary: 聞こえる
    - pos: verb
      text: けれ
      dictionary: けり
image:
  file: card.jpg
  alt: 大納言公任の歌のかるた札
  credit:
    name: Wikimedia Commons
    link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyakuninisshu_055.jpg
english:
- Though the waterfall
- In its flow ceased long ago,
- And its sound is stilled;
- Yet, in name it ever flows,
- And in fame may yet be heard.
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} #55 by [大]{だい}[納]{な}[言]{ごん}[公]{きん}[任]{とう}

[Notes on this poem]https://hyakuninisshu.jp/poem/55/