うつろふとなにかいふべききくのはな霜のなかにもいろぞまされる

utsurou to nani ka iubeki kiku no hana shimo no naka ni mo iro zo masareru

‘They’ll fade away,’ What do you mean to say, of The chrysanthemum blooms, for Even amidst the frost, Their hues are, indeed, most fine!

Shirake[1]
13

きくのはなしもにうつるとをしみしはこきむらさきにそむるなりけり

kiku no hana shimo ni utsuru to oshimishi wa koki murasaki ni somuru narikeri

Chrysanthemum blooms Struck by frost— O, I did regret that Deep violet They had begun to turn!

[Taira no] Mareyo
14

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[1] Possibly Minamoto no Shirake 源精