KKS II: 109

Composed on the song of the bush warbler.

木伝へばをのが羽風にちる花をたれに負ほせてここらなくらん

kozutaeba
wono ga Fakaze ni
tiru Fana wo
tare ni oFosete
kokora nakuran
When from branch to branch he goes,
His wingbeats
Scatter blossom, but
Who is it that’s to blame?
Endlessly he seems to cry.

Sosei

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