Composed on peonies by Imperial command, at a time when Retired Emperor Sutoku (1119 – 1164; r. 1123 – 1141) was still Emperor.
咲きしより散りはつるまでみしほどに花のもとにて二十日へにけり
| sakisi yori tiriFaturu made misi Fodo ni Fana no moto nite Fatuka Fenikeri |
From first flower To final fall Have I watched them; Seated by the blooms, Twenty days have passed. |
The Regent and Prime Minister [Fujiwara no Tadamichi (1097 – 1164)