岩の上で髪をとかしながら、彼女は快い歌を歌った。

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English Translation

Sitting on the rock, she sang a sweet song as she combed her hair.

Furigana

岩(いわ)の上(うえ)で髪(かみ)をとかしながら、彼女(かのじょ)は快(こころよ)い歌(うた)を歌(うた)った。

Romanji

Iwa no ue de kami o tokashi nagara, kanojo wa kokoroyoi uta o utatta.

Words

岩 (いわ)

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

上 (うえ)

above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

髪 (かみ)

hair (on the head)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

退かす (どかす)

to remove

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

快い (こころよい)

pleasant; agreeable

歌 (うた)

song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry

歌う (うたう)

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem