MYS XVIII: 4109

紅はうつろふものぞ橡のなれにし来ぬになほしかめやも

kurenawi wa
uturopu mono zo
turubami no
narenisi konu ni
napo sikame ya mo
Scarlet is
A hue that fades!
Oak-dyed
Well-worn garb is
More appropriate, don’t you think?

The poems above were composed on the 5th day of the Fifth Month by the Governor, Ōtomo sukune Yakamochi.

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