Composed on the spirit of the end of Spring, when He composed a hundred-poem sequence.
花は根に鳥は古巣に歸るなり春のとまりをしる人ぞなき
| Fana Fa ne ni tori Fa Furusu ni keFeru nari Faru no tomari wo siru Fito zo naki |
Blossoms to the roots, and Birds to their nests of old, Return; Where Spring’s lodging lies Knows no one at all. |
Emperor Sutoku
崇徳天皇