On the road, on a profusion of blossom around the Third Month.
折つればたぶさにけがる立てながら三世の佛に花たてまつる
| wori tureba tabusa ni kegaru tatenagara miyo no Fotoke ni Fana tatematuru |
Were I to pluck one, My hand would besmirch it, so As they stand To the Three Worlds’ Buddhas I’ll proffer these flowers. |
Archbishop Henjō
僧正遍照