The Chrysanthemum Match held during the Reign of the Daigo Emperor[1]
Topic
Poets
秋すぎてのこれるきくはかみな月くもをわけてぞにほふべらなる
aki sugite nokoreru kiku wa kaminazuki kumo o wakete zo niouberanaru
Autumn passes, and Lingering chrysanthemums In the Godless Month Seem to break apart the clouds With their glow.
His Majesty’s Composition 1
霜がれになりはてぬともきくの花をる人たれととはばこたへむ
shimogare ni narehatenu tomo kiku no hana oru hito tare to towaba kotaemu
Completely burned by frost They may have become, yet These chrysanthemum blooms, but Who was it plucked you, Should you ask, I wonder, would they reply?
