Ise-shū 465

Attached to some lilac daphne.

花のいろのこきをみすとてこきたるをおろかに人はおもふらんやぞ

Fana no iro no
koki o misu tote
kokitaru o
oroka ni Fito Fa
omoFuran ya zo

‘The blossom’s hues’
Depth show me!’ you say, and
Deeply—but
O, how foolish, would it be
For me to care for you?

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