When I gathered flowers For my girl From the top of the plum tree The lower branches Drenched me with dew. (Kakinomoto no Hitomaro)

When I gathered flowers For my girl From the top of the plum tree The lower branches Drenched me with dew.

Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

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