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English poem

Poem 73 (1Takasago no…)

by (1041–1111)

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1Takasago no Onoe no zakura 1Saki ni keri Toyama no kasumi Tatazu mo aranan. he cherry trees are blossoming 1On Takasago’s height; Oh may no mountain mist arise, 1No clouds so soft and white, 1To hide them from our sight.