Composed for a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyō period.
常盤なる松のみどりも春くれば今ひとしほの色まさりけり
tokiFa naru matu no midori mo Faru kureba ima FitosiFo no iro masarikeri | When to the eternal Pine’s green Spring does come, Now all the more vibrant Is its hue! |
Minamoto no Muneyuki
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