文明が進むにつれて、詩は殆ど必然的に衰える。

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English Translation

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

Furigana

文明(ぶんめい)が進(すす)むにつれて、詩(し)は殆(ほとん)ど必然的(ひつぜんてき)に衰(おとろ)える。

Romanji

Bunmei ga susumu nitsurete, shi wa hotondo hitsuzenteki ni otoroeru.

Words

文明 (ぶんめい)

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

進む (すすむ)

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen; to heighten; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead; to do of one's own free will

に連れて (につれて)

as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

詩 (し)

poem; verse of poetry

は (は)

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

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

必然的 (ひつぜんてき)

inevitable; necessary

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

衰える (おとろえる)

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away