KKS 61

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三月やよひに閏月うるふつきありける年よみける

Read in a year where there was an intercalary month in the 3rd month.

伊勢

桜花春くははれるとしだにも人の心にあかれやはせぬ

sakurabana
haru kuwaware-ru
toshi da ni mo
hito no kokoro ni
akare-ya-wa-se-nu

O cherry blossoms!

Intercalary month: These were routinely inserted in the year to bring the lunar calendar back in line with the solar calendar. The most probable year for this poem's composition is 904.

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