Winter

Round Eleven

Left

霜のうへにふる初雪の朝氷とけむほどこそひさしかりけれ

shimo no ue ni furu hatsuyuki no asagōri tokemu hodo koso hisashikarikere

Upon the frosts Falls first snow, turning Icy in the morning; The time when it will melt is Far away, indeed.

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Right (Win)

いつのまにふりつもりけんみよしのの山のかひよりくづれ落つる雪

itsu no ma ni furitsumoriken miyoshino no yama no kai yori kuzure’otsuru yuki

All of a sudden Has it fallen and piled high In fair Yoshino The mountain passes are Blocked by fallen snow.

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[1] Kokin rokujō I: 696