In reply:
春されば 野邊にまづ咲く 見れどあかぬ 花まひなしに たゞ名のるべき 花の名なれや
| Faru sareba nobe ni madu saku miredo akanu Fana maFinasi ni tada nanorubeki Fana no na nare ya |
Spring is come, and The plain before me blooms, and Of the sight never will I have my fill; Such flowers, for no recompense, Should they be styled, Their name given? |