Kokin rokujō VI: 4291

Chinaberry

我がやどにあふちのはなはさきたれどなにしもおはぬ物にぞ有りける

wa ga yado ni
ōchi no hana wa
sakitaredo
na ni shimo omowanu
mono ni zo arikeru

At my house
I met with chinaberry blossom
In bloom, yet
Of their name I cannot think
Anything at all!

Tsurayuki

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