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霞立つ春の山辺にさくら花あかず散るとやうぐひすの鳴く
| kasumi tatsu haru no yamabe ni sakurabana akazu chiru to ya uguisu no naku | Hazes rise from The springtime moutainside, where With cherry blossoms’ Scattering unsated, perhaps, The warbler sings. |
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あまの原春はことにも見ゆるかな雲のたてるも色こかりけり
| ama no hara haru wa koto ni mo miyuru kana kumo no tateru mo iro kokarikeri | Upon the Plain of Heaven The spring is especially Revealed! The clouds stand tall in Vibrant hues. |
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[1] Shinkokinshū II: 109/Shinsen man’yōshū 31
From the Poetry Contest held by the Dowager Empress during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.
霞立つ春の山辺にさくら花あかず散るとやうぐひすの鳴く
| kasumi tatsu haru no yamabe ni sakurabana akazu chiru to ya uguisu no naku | Hazes rise from The springtime moutainside, where With cherry blossoms’ Scattering unsated, perhaps, The warbler sings. |
Anonymous
A mountain home concealed by haze (霞隔山家)
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おぼつかなとなりもみえず成りにけり霞へだつる村雲のさと
| obotsukana tonari mo miezu narinikeri kasumi hedatsuru muragumo no sato | All is hidden! My neighbours invisible Have become; The hazes form a barrier in This cloud-clustered hamlet… |
Kaya no Nuki
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春霞八重立ちぬれば尋ねゆく道もわかれずくらはしのさと
| harugasumi yae tachinureba tazuneyuku michi mo wakarezu kurahashi no sato | The spring hazes Arise eightfold, so Though I go enquire No one knows the way to The estate at Kurahashi. |
Koretsune
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A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyō period.
霞立春の山辺はとをけれど吹くる風は花の香ぞする
| kasumi tatu Faru no yamabe Fa towokeredo Fukikuru kaze Fa Fana no ka zo suru | Hazes rise Round the mountains’ sides, So far away, and yet The gusting breeze comes Bearing the scent of blossom. |
Ariwara no Motokata
