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Azaleas (躑躅)

紅のふりでの色のをかつつじいもがま袖にあやまたれける

kurenai no
furide no iro no
okatsutsuji
imo ga masode ni
aya matarekeru

Scarlet safflower
Hues stain
The azaleas on the hillside;
My beloved’s fair sleeves
Await their pattern.

Nakazane

Waka Poetry