Gentian
りんだうの花の本こそさかりなれなべての秋はあさぢふのすゑ
rindō no hana no moto koso sakari nare nabete no aki wa asajū no sue | The gentian Blooms’ roots Grow lush, as All of autumn lies In the tips of tangled cogon grass… |
Teika
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りんだうの花とも人を見てしかなかれやははつるしもがくれつつ
rindō no hana to mo hito o miteshi kana kare ya wa hatsuru shimogakuretsutsu | The gentian Blooms as folk Did I see! Their withering done While vanishing ‘neath the frosts… |
Izumi Shikibu
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Autumn
りんだうも名のみなりけり秋の野の千草の花のかにはおとれり
rindō mo na nomi narikeri aki no no no chigusa no hana no ka ni wa otoreri | The gentian, too, Has its name, alone; In the autumn meadows Next to a thousand grasses blossoms Its scent is lesser far. |
Minamoto no Shitagō
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'Simply moving and elegant'