Silver grass

Left (Tie)

はなすすきほにいづるをのはしらくものあさゐるとのみあやまたれけり

hanasusuki ho ni izuru ono wa shirakumo no asa iru to nomi ayamatarekeri

Silver grass Fronds appear upon the plains For clouds of white Spreading through the morning, simply Have I mistaken them.

Ariwara no Suetaka
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Right

はなすすきほのくれがたのつゆけきはうきよのなかをそよとしればか

hanasusuki ho no kuregata no tsuyukeki wa ukiyo no naka o soyo to shireba ka

The silver grass Fronds at twilight Are dew-drenched— That this cruel world Is so, I wonder if they know?

Fujiwara no Aritoki
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