Composed and sent to someone who had come to see the cherry blossoms blooming at his house.
わが宿の花見がてらに来る人は散りなむのちぞこひしかるべき
wa ga yado no Fanami ga tera ni kuru Fito Fa tirinamu noti zo koFisikarubeki |
To my home For blossom-viewing Folk come, but After they have scattered How fond of them I am! |
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune