ねがはくは花のしたにて春しなんそのきさらぎのもちづきのころ
| negawaku wa hana no shita nite haru shinan sono kisaragi no mochizuki no koro | My one prayer is that Beneath the blossom in Springtime I should die, Lit by the Second Month’s Full moon—the same time as did He… |
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On the conception of Lingering Cold – Second Month.
みよし野はなほ山さむしきさらぎの空も雪げの残る嵐に
| miyoshino wa nao yama samushi kisaragi no sora mo yukige no nokoru arashi ni | Fair Yoshino’s Mountains still are chill; The Second Month’s Skies, too, have a hint of snow, While the wild wind lingers. |
His Majesty, Former Emperor Go-nijō
Round Six
Left (Win)
梅の花をりてかざせば二月の雪は衣におつるなりけり
| ume no hana orite kazaseba kisaragi no yuki wa koromo ni otsuru narikeri | When plum blossom I pluck and wear within my hair, Second Month Snows upon my robe Do fall! |
Masashige
11
Right
時ならぬ卯花ともやおもはましかきねの梅のかをらざりせば
| toki naranu u no hana tomo ya omowamashi kakine no ume no ka orazariseba | Unseasonal Deutzia blooms might I think them? Did the plum by my lattice fence Fail to scent the air… |
Atsuyori
12
The Left is not lacking in conception.



