Eikyū hyakushu 598

Coming of Age 元服

こよひゆふはつもとゆひのむらさきのま袖の色にはやもなりなん

koyoi yuu
hatsu motoyui no
murasaki no
masode no iro ni
haya mo narinan

This eve is tied
Your first topknot
With violet
Hues I would your fair sleeve
Swiftly, too, be coloured!

Nakazane

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