Eikyū hyakushu 117

Lingering Warblers (残鶯)

おそ桜にほふ梢のうぐひすははつ声よりもめづらしきかな

osozakura
niou kozue no
uguisu wa
hatsugoe yori mo
mezurashiki kana
The late-blooming cherries’
Treetops glow, where
To hear a warbler –
More than his first song –
‘Tis strange, indeed!

Kanemasa

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