Kotojiri-shū VI: 1299

Lilac Daphne.

一重きるきぬもうきまでいかにひのはなはだしくも照増るらむ

hitoe kiru
kinu mo uki made
ika ni hi no
hanahadashiku mo
terimasaruramu
A single layer have I donned;
My garb so thin, yet
Why is it the sun
So savagely
Seems to shine so bright?

Murata Harumi (1746-1811)|
村田春海

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