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54 Ogata Kenzan (1663 – 1743) SHIGATSu FOuRTH MONTH
“Fourth Month,” inspired by Fujiwara no teika’s
Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months Shirotae no Robes of white cloth
(Teika ei ju¯nikagetsu kacho¯ waka), from Gleanings of Foolish koromo hosu chō should be aired out, they say,
Grasses (Shu¯iguso¯), 1743
natsu no kite just when summer arrives
kakine mo tawa ni and deutzia flowers in bloom
sakeru u no hana cause the hedge to droop.
Hototogisu In the village of Shinobu
Shinobu no sato ni where the cuckoo dwells,
sato nare yo its cry is now heard,
mada u no hana no while we await next month
tsuki matsu goro when deutzia flowers bloom.
birds
— FuJIWARA NO TEIKA (1162 – 1241)
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