Old Japanese citations of 悲し

  • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 1, poem 32:
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    古 人尓和礼有哉 樂浪乃 故京乎 見者
    inisipe1 no2 pi1to2 ni ware are ya sasanami1 no2 puruki1 mi1yako1 wo mi1reba kanasiki1
    Am I a person from the ancient time? Certainly not! But I am sad when I see the old capital in Sasanami.