San’i minamoto no hirotsune uta’awase 4

Distant colours of blossom in full bloom

Left

なつかしきかこそ袖までにほふなれ花の木ずゑは遥かなれども

natsukashiki
ka koso sode made
niou nare
hana no kozue wa
harukanaredomo
That comforting, familiar
Fragrance has reached my very sleeves
And scented them;
Though the blossom-laden treetops
Lie far away…

Minamoto no Masamitsu, Assistant Director of the Bureau of Medicine
7

Right

花ざかりさきそめしよりあかなくによその梢を折りつつぞみる

hanazakari
sakisomeshi yori
akanaku ni
yoso no kozue o
oritsutsu zo miru
Since a profusion of blossom
Began to bloom,
Unable to sate myself,
Distant treetops
Will I ever break off and gaze upon.

Minamoto no Masamitsu, Assistant Director of the Bureau of Medicine
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