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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