Produced on the conception of the beginning of spring, when hundred poem sequences were ordered to commemorate the reign of former Emperor Horikawa.

春たちて木末にきえぬ白雪はまだきに咲ける花かとぞ見る

Faru tatite kozue ni kienu sira yuki Fa madaki ni sakeru Fana ka to zo miru

Spring has risen and On the treetops still remains Snow-white- Early blooming Flowers appear to be.

Master of the Crown Prince’s Household [Fujiwara no] Kinzane