Composed on the spirit of Spring Rain, when hundred-poem sequences were presented during the reign of Retired Emperor Horikawa (1079-1107; r. 1086-1107).
春雨のふりそめしより片岡の裾野の原ぞあさみどりなる
Farusame no Furisomesi yori katawoka no susono no Fara zo asamidori naru |
Since a spring shower Started falling, In Kataoka, The field of Susono Has turned the palest green. |
Fujiwara no Mototoshi
藤原基俊