Citations:からす

Old Japanese citations of からす

• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 7, poem 1263:

  暁跡夜烏雖鳴此山上之木末之於者未静之

  AKATO₂KI₁ to₂ YO₁GARASU NAKE₂DO₂ KO₂ NO₂ WOKA NO₂ KO₂NURE NO₂ UPE₂ PA IMADA SIDUKE₂si

  Even though the crow cries at dawn, the treetop has still not yet grown.

• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 12, poem 3095:

  朝烏早勿鳴吾背子之旦開之容儀見者悲毛

  ASAGARASU PAYAKU NA NAKI₁ SO₂ WA GA SEKO₁ GA ASAKE₂ NO₂ SUGATA MI₁REBA KANASI mo

  The morning crow must not cry; if my child's dawn sees this attitude, he'll be sad.

• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 14, poem 3521:

  可良須等布於保乎曾杼里能麻左弖爾毛麻左弖爾毛伎麻左奴伎美乎許呂久等曾奈久

  karasu to₂ pu opowoso₂do₂ri no₂ masadeni mo ki₁ masa nu ki₁mi₁ wo ko₂ro₂ku to₂ so₂ naku

  The big (fat) bird that's called a crow cries out (a caw/"my dear child comes") to my lord that doesn't come.

• c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 14, poem 3521:

  婆羅門乃作有流小田乎喫烏瞼腫而幡幢爾居

  baramonV no₂ TUKUREru WODA wo PAMU KARASU MANABUTA PARETE PATAPOKO₂ ni WORI

  A crow is on a spear of a flag eating from the paddy made by Brahman.