Ōmi no miyasudokoro uta’awase 19

Kerria Blooms

いろふかく思ひそめしをひとしほにさきぞしにける山ぶきの花

iro fukaku
omoisomeshi o
hitoshio ni
saki zo shinikeru
yamabuki no hana

Deeply passion’s hue
Did I begin to feel, dyed
With but a single dip and
Blooming are
The kerria blossoms.

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