しらかはのこずゑをみてぞなぐさむるよしのの山にかよふ心を
| shirakawa no kozue o mite zo nagusamuru yoshino no yama ni kayou kokoro | Shirakawa’s[i] Treetops glimpsing Brings some comfort, for The mountains of Yoshino are Where my heart does ever go… |
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[i] A location to the north of the capital famous for its cherry blossoms. See:
Composed when the court ladies of the Takakura First Princess had gone to view the blossom at Shirakawa.
なにごとをはるのかたみにおもはまし今日しらかはの花みざりせば
| nani goto o haru no katami ni omowamashi kyō shirakawa no hana mizariseba | What Of spring a keepsake Would one think? If, today, Shirakawa’s Blossom we had not seen… |
The Iga Minor Captain
Goshūishū I: 119