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11-20-2011, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Chojikun View Post
The word 'dragonfly' is in it; 蜻蛉
Why doesn't the word 'dragonfly' appear in the English translation?
Are you serious or just nitpicking while necro-posting?

No part of the poem is about dragonflies. 「蜻蛉島」 is just an old nickname for Japan. 


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