Composed for a scene of the Chrysanthemum Festival for a folding screen on the occasion of the coming of age ceremony of the Sanjō Empress.
我が宿の菊の白露今日ごとに幾世積もりて淵となる覧
wa ga yado no kiku no siratuyu keFu goto ni iku yo tumorite Futi to naruran |
At my house White dewdrops on the chrysanthemums: Today, above all, I would the ages pile upon each other And become a deep, deep pool! |
Motosuke.