心ここに在らざれば聞けども聴こえず。

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心ここに在らざれば聞けども聴こえず。

English Translation

There are none so deaf as those who won't hear.

Furigana

心(こころ)ここに在(あ)らざれば聞(き)けども聴(き)こえず。

Romanji

Kokoro koko ni arazareba kike domo kikoezu.

Words

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

此処 (ここ)

here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

聞ける (きける)

to tell

ども (ども)

even though; even if

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed