New Year Archery
真手つがふ弦音たかし的形のうらめづらしき春の朝庭
| mate tsugau tsuru’oto takashi matokata no ura mezurashiki haru no chōtei | Many hands putting arrow to Bowstring, the sound so loud; The targets’ shape From behind, so rare At the court in springtime! |
Ueda Akinari 上田秋成 (1734-1809)