Composed at the Nagisa Palace when he saw the cherries in bloom.
世中にたえてさくらのなかりせば春の心はのどけからまし
| yo no naka ni taete sakura no nakariseba Faru no kokoro Fa nodokekaramasi |
If, in this world of ours All the cherry blossom Disappeared The heart of spring Might find peace. |
Ariwara no Narihira
在原業平