Round Ninety-One

Left

あたら夜の月と花とをおなじくはあはれしれらむ人にみせばや

atarayo no tsuki to hana to o onajiku wa aware shireramu hito ni miseba ya

This fresh night’s Moon and blossom, too, Are both same: If only to one whose feelings are profound I could show them…

Minamoto no Sane’akira

181[1]

Right

君が代にあへるはたれもうれしきを花はいろにもいでにけるかな

kimi ga yo ni aeru wa tare mo ureshiki o hana wa iro ni mo idenikeru kana

My Lord’s reign Has everyone greeted With joy, and The blossom in such hues Has appeared!

Minister of Justice Norikane

182[2]

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[1] Gosenshū III: 103: Gazing at the blossom, on a night when the moon was particularly charming.

[2] Shinkokinshū VII: 732: On the conception of blossom having a pleasing hue, when various people were in attendance on His Majesty, during the reign of former emperor Nijō.