A poem from a folding screen in the Engi period.
としごとにおいそふ竹のよゝをへてかはらぬいろをたれとかはみん
| toshi goto ni oisou take no yoyo o hete kawaranu iro o tare to ka wa min |
Every year Lushly grows bamboo Through the passing ages Its hues unchanging; And who shall see them… |
Tsurayuki
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