GSS III: 103

Gazing at the blossom, on a night when the moon was particularly charming.

あたら夜の月と花とをおなじくはあはれしれらむ人にみせばや

atarayo no
tuki to Fana to wo
onaziku Fa
aFare sireramu
Fito ni miseba ya
This fresh night’s
Moon and blossom, too,
Are both same:
If only to one whose feelings are profound
I could show them…

Minamoto no Sane’akira

A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
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