Bōjō udaijin-dono uta’awase 03

Bush Clover

Left (Tie)

あきはぎの花のさかりとさをしかのよぶかきこゑといづれまされり

akihagi no
hana no sakari to
saoshika no
yobukaki koe to
izure masareri
The autumn bush clover’s
Profusion of blossom, or
A stag’s
Bell deep in the night:
Which was better?

Koremori
5

Right

したばよりいろづくはぎといひながらことしはつゆも心おくらし

shitaba yori
irozuku hagi to
iinagara
kotoshi wa tsuyu mo
kokoro okurashi
From its underleaves
The bush clover takes on autumn hues,
They say, but
This year, the dew also
Seems to fall on my heart.

Lady Suke
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