やをとめのそでかとぞみるをみなへしきみをいはひてなではじめてき

yaotome no sode ka to zo miru ominaeshi kimi o iwaite nadehajimeteki

As eight sacred maidens’ Sleeves do they appear, The maidenflowers, Celebrating our Lord’s reign With a first gentle touch.

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うゑながらかつはたのまずをみなへしうつろふあきのほどしなければ

uenagara katsu wa tanomazu ominaeshi utsurou aki no hodo shi nakereba

I planted them, yet Still unreliable are The maidenflowers, for They fade and autumn Is nothing but brief…

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