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Asukai wakashū 928

惜しめども花もとまらぬ不破の関山吹越ゆる春の嵐に

oshimedomo
hana mo tomaranu
fuwa no seki
yamabuki koyuru
haru no arashi ni
I do regret it, but
The blossoms will not halt
At the barrier of Fuwa;
Passing over the golden kerria
In the storms of spring…

Asukai no Masatsune (1170-1221)
飛鳥井雅経