Composed on the scent of plum blossom at night.

むめがえにかぜやふくらん春の夜はをらぬ袖さへにほひぬるかな

mume ga e ni kaze ya Fukuran Faru no yo Fa woranu sode saFe nioFinuru kana

Are the plum trees’ branches Being blown by the wind? On a night in springtime Even unfolded sleeves Give forth a scent!

Nagafusa, Former Assistant Governor General of the Dazaifu