When various folk were composing on viewing ‘blossom with friends’ for the Seka’in Kamo Virgin.[i]
おのづから花なきとしの春もあらばなににつけてか日をくらすべき
| onozukara hana naki toshi no haru mo araba nani ni tsukete ka hi o kurasubeki | If, perhaps, A year without blossom In spring there were to be, Then how Could we pass our days? |
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[i] A reference to Imperial Princess Kimiko/Takako 官子内親王 (Kanshi) (1090-1170?), the fifth daughter of Emperor Shirakawa. She served as Kamo Virgin (sai’in 斎院)between 1109-1123.