Round One Hundred and Forty-One

Left

ねざめしてたれかきくらん此比の木葉にかかる夜半のしぐれを

nezameshite tare ka kikuran kono koro no ko no ha ni kakaru yowa no shigure o

Starting from sleep Who else might be listening, I wonder, At such a time To the rustling leaves In a midnight shower?

The Uma Handmaid
283[1]

Right

たちかへりまたやとはまし山かぜに花ちる里の人のこころを

tachikaeri mata ya towamashi yamakaze ni hana chiru sato no hito no kokoro o

Rising and returning Only to once more pay a curious call: The breeze from off the mountains Scattering blossom round the estate Where lies my lady’s heart…

Supernumerary Middle Counsellor Morotoki
284[2]

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[1] Senzaishū VI: 402: Topic unknown.

[2] Shinchokusenshū II: 82: Composed on a day during the reign of former Emperor Horikawa when the ladies of the court went to visit the blossom in the Eastern hills.