29. Mitsune Ōshi-kōchi: Ōshi-kōchi No Mitsune
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29. Mitsune Ōshi-kōchi: Ōshi-kōchi No Mitsune
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MITSUNE ŌSHI-KŌCHI
ŌSHI-KŌCHI NO MITSUNE
Kokoro-ate ni
Orabaya oramu
Hatsu shimo no
Oki madowaseru
Shira giku no hana.
Orabaya oramu
Hatsu shimo no
Oki madowaseru
Shira giku no hana.
IT was a white chrysanthemum
I came to take away;
But, which are coloured, which are white,
I'm half afraid to say,
So thick the frost to-day!
Mitsune lived some time in the beginning of the tenth century, and was one of the compilers of Odes Ancient and Modern (the Kokinshiu). The illustration shows him with a boy in attendance, trying to make up his mind which flower he will pick.
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