SIS I: 42

From a poetry match held by the Reikeiden Junior Consort and Chūjō Lady of the Bedchamber during the reign of the Tenryaku Emperor.

春霞立ちなへだてそ花ざかりみてだにあかぬ山のさくらを

Farugasumi
tati na Fedate so
Fanazakari
mite dani akanu
yama no sakura wo
O, haze of spring,
Arising, do not block
The flowers’ profusion, for
Even of the sight I cannot get my fill
Of mountain cherry blossoms…

Kiyowara no Motosuke

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