When I had made a pilgrimage to the twin shrines.[i]
ちはやぶるいづのお山の玉椿やほよろづ代も色はかはらじ
| chihayaburu izu no oyama no tamatsubaki yaoyorozu yo mo iro wa kawaraji | At the mighty Mount of sacred Izu Gemlike, the camelia trees Through eight million ages Will ne’er change their hues. |
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[i] A reference to Hakone and Izu shrines.
A poem composed on the occasion of a vist to the province of Kii by His Majesty, the Retired Emperor, in the first year of Taihō (701).
巨勢山乃 列々椿 都良々々尓 見乍思奈 許湍乃春野乎
巨勢山のつらつら椿つらつらに見つつ偲はな巨勢の春野を
| koseyama no turatura tubaki turatura ni mitutu sinopana kose no paruno wo | Upon Mount Kose All aligned are the camelias: Keenly Gazing at them let us recall The meadows of Kose in springtime! |
Sakato no Hitotari
坂門人足