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Kokin rokujō I: 619

27th January 2023 Thomas Leave a comment

まきもくのひばらの霞たちかへりみれども花におどろかれつつ

makimoku no
hibara no kasumi
tachikaeri
miredomo hana ni
odorokaretsutsu

In Makimoku among
The cypress groves the haze
Rises and departs;
I see it, yet the blossom is
Ever a source of amazement…

'Simply moving and elegant'