nio no umi haru wa kasumi no shiga no nami hana ni fukinasu hira no yamakaze
At the Sea of Grebes In spring the haze Upon Shiga’s waves is Blossom blown by The breeze from Hira mountain. [i]
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[i] See: Composed as a poem on blossom. さくらさくひらの山かぜ吹くままに花になりゆくしがのうら浪 sakura saku / hira no yamakaze / fuku mama ni / hana ni nariyuku / shiga no uranami ‘Cherries flower on / Hira Mountain while / Breezes blow / All turned to blossom are / The waves on Shiga’s shore.’Yoshitsune, Middle Captain of the Inner Palace Guards, Left Division (Senzaishū II: 89)
oshinabete kaze koso kaore haru no yama saku sakura areba sakanu kozue mo
Each and every Breeze is truly scented! The mountains in spring Have blossoming cherries, but Bloomless treetops, too…[i]
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[i] See: Spring いづくより花のにほひをさそひきてさかぬ梢も風かをるらむ izuku yori / hana no nioi o / sasoikite / sakanu kozue mo / kaze kaoruramu ‘From somewhere / The scent of blossom / Invites; / The bloomless treetops, too, / Have a fragrant breeze.’ The Third Prince [Imperial Prince Kore’akira 惟明親王] (Shōji shodo hyakushu 113)
