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Gealach na Sultain

September Moon

Dealbh le Kiyonaga (1752-1815) Saoil an tig thu a-nochd, a ghràidh, air feasgar foghair dhan t-saoghal air bhog seo. Na dèan maille, Ukiyo, agus a' ghealach am bàgh Edo fann, cho fann, a fiamh tro sòbth agus na bataichean-iasgaich, sradagan anns an dorch. Na bi fada, Ukiyo. Fag do bhean agus thig gu Yoshiwara, a-staigh air an aon gheata gu saoghat an t-seilich. Tha a' ghealach agus mise a' feitheamh. Feuch gun tig thu agus mo ghruag fhathast an òrdugh. Dèan cabhag, a ghaoil, mus tig Sakata gam shireadh. Maolios M Caimbeuil

A painting by Kiyonaga (1752-1815) I wonder if you will come tonight, darling, this autumn evening to this floating world. Do not linger, Ukiyo, the moon is in Edo bay faint, so faint, its gleam through cloud and the fishing boats, sparks in the dark. Don't be long, Ukiyo. Leave your wife and come to Yoshiwara, in by the one gate to the world of the willow. The moon and I are waiting. See and come while my hair is still in order. Hurry, love, before Sakata comes looking for me. Myles M Campbell

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