Composed as a poem on blossom.
よしの山こぞのしほりのみちかへてまだ見ぬかたの花をたづねん
yoshino yama kozo no shiore no michi kaete mada minu kata no hana o tazunen |
O, Mount Yoshino! From last year’s trail of broken branches, I would switch my path and On ways yet unseen Pay a visit to the blossoms! |
The Monk Saigyō
西行