こち吹かば匂ひおこせよ梅の花主なしとて春な忘れそ 菅原道真

 

When the spring wind blow

Raise up to shed out thy fragrance

Thou the plum ume blossoms!

Even if hereafter thou hast no master

Dost not forget spring seasons : never 

 

Sugawarano MichizaneTranslated by Noriko Mizusaki)