Ōmi no miyasudokoro uta’awase 09

Peach Blossom

さきし時なほこそみしかももの花ちればをしくぞ思ひなりぬる

sakishi toki
nao koso mishika
momo no hana
chireba oshiku zo
omoinarinuru
When they bloomed,
Did I gaze upon
Peach blossoms, and
When they scattered, regret
I felt deeply, indeed!

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[ii] This poem is included in Shūishū (XVI: 1030) as an anonymous poem with the headnote ‘Topic unknown’.

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