Composed at a poetry competition at Prince Koresada’s house.
露ながらをりてかざさむきくの花おいせぬ秋のひさしかるべく
tuyu nagara worite kazasamu kiku no Fana oi senu aki no Fisasikarubeku |
Dew-dappled Let us pluck and wear Chrysanthemum blooms That an Autumn of eternal youth Should last forever! |
Ki no Tomonori
紀友則