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52. The Minister Michi-nobu Fujiwara: Fujiwara no Michi-nobu Ason
52. The Minister Michi-nobu Fujiwara: Fujiwara no Michi-nobu Ason
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52. The Minister Michi-nobu Fujiwara: Fujiwara no Michi-nobu Ason

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THE MINISTER MICHI-NOBU FUJIWARA

FUJIWARA NO MICHI-NOBU ASON

Akenureba
Kururu mono to wa
Shiri nagara
Nao urameshiki
Asaborake kana.

ALTHOUGH I know the gentle night
Will surely follow morn,
Yet, when I'm wakened by the sun,
Turn over, stretch and yawn—
How I detest the dawn!

Michi-nobu lived in the tenth century. He is shown in the illustration with his wife on the verandah, watching the day break.

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