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Eikyū hyakushu 356

Imperial Visits to the Fields

冬ふかき野べの御幸のけふしもあれしらふのたかをすゑてけるかな

fuyu fukaki
nobe no miyuki no
kyō shi mo are
shirō no taka o
suetekeru kana
In the depths of winter
An imperial visit to the meadows
Was there today,
Hawks of white
Would be ready there!

Higo, from the Residence of the Kyōgoku Regent
京極関白家肥後