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常盤なる松のみどりも春くれば今一しほの色まさりけり
| tokiwa naru matsu no midori mo haru kureba ima hitoshio no iro masarikeri | When to the eternal Pine’s green Spring does come, Now all the more vibrant Is its hue! |
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くる春にあはむことこそかたからめ過行く方におくれずもがな
| kuru haru ni awamu koto koso katakarame sugiyuku kata ni okurezu mogana | With arriving spring To meet is truly Hard, indeed, but On the path it take passing by I would not have it linger! |
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[1] Kokinshū I: 24, attributed to Minamoto no Muneyuki.