Round Nine

Left – Spring Snow (Win)

はなならでをらまほしきはなにはえのあしのわかばにふれるしらゆき

hana narade oramahoshiki wa naniwae no ashi no wakaba ni fureru shirayuki

Though they are not blossoms How I long to pick At Naniwa Inlet From the new-grown reed tips Fallen snowflakes.

Norinaga’s Wife
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Right – Chrysanthemums

むらさきのふかからざりし秋だにもきくはこころにしめてしものを

murasaki no fukakarazarishi aki dani mo kiku wa kokoro ni shimeteshi mono o

Their violet Was not that deep In autumn, but even so The chrysanthemums, my heart Did pierce…

The Minister of Public Affairs
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