In the autumn field, I counted the wildflowers in bloom, and seven kinds of wildflowers were there (Aki no no ni sakitaru hana wo yubiori (oyobiwori) kakikazuureba nanakusa no hana) (Manyoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), Vol. 8, 1537). |
秋の野に 咲きたる花を 指折り(およびをり) かき数ふれば 七種(ななくさ)の花(万葉集・巻八 1537) |