Ise Shū 35

Her reply:

ひとたびにこりにし梅の花なれば散りぬときけどまたも見なくに

Fito tabi ni
korinisi mume no
Fana nareba
tirinu to kikedo
mata mo minakuni
Once
Cut down, wiser, is the plum
Blossom, so
You may hear all the petals are fallen, yet
Never will you see it more!

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