Eikyū hyakushu 602

Coming of Age 元服

むらさきのはつもとゆひをむすぶより君がくらゐの山をしぞ思ふ

murasaki no
hatsu motoyui o
musubu yori
kimi ga kurai no
yama o shi zo omou

With violet was
Your first topknot
Tied – since then
My Lord, your status
Reminds me of a mountain’s lofty heights.

Higo

Waka Poetry