Daigo ōntoki kiku awase 04

きくのはなをりてはとしもへしものをおきながらこそ色まさりけれ

kiku no hana
orite wa toshi mo
heshi mono o
okinagara koso
iro masarikere
Chrysanthemum blooms
Picked, means the year
Has passed by, but
Even so, still
Their hues are most fine, indeed!

Kakesuke[1]
7

いろもかもともににほへるきくのはななにしもうちにとけてみゆらん

iro mo ka mo
tomo ni nioeru
kiku no hana
nani shi mo uchi ni
tokete miyuran
Hue and scent, too,
Both bring a glow
To the chrysanthemum blooms—
Somehow, secretly,
Do they seem at ease.

[Fujiwara no] Kanemochi
8


[1] Possibly Fujiwara no Kanesuke 藤原兼輔

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