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55 Ogata Kenzan (1663 – 1743) MINAzuKI SIxTH MONTH
“sixth Month,” inspired by Fujiwara no teika’s
Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months Ōkata no Even though most people
(Teika ei ju¯nikagetsu kacho¯ waka), from Gleanings of Foolish hikage ni itō dread the sixth month
Grasses (Shu¯iguso¯), 1743
minazuki no since the sun is so bright,
sora sae oshiki if wild pinks are in bloom
tokonatsu no hana then it does have its charms.
Mijika yo no On these short nights,
ukawa ni noboru flames in iron baskets designing nature
kagaribi no on cormorant fishing boats
hayaku sugiyuku pass by quickly and light up
minazuki no sora the sky of the sixth month.
— FuJIWARA NO TEIKA (1162 – 1241)
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