Faded Blossom Colors 花の色は 小野小町 Ono no Komachi

[Verse 1 — English] The blossoms’ colors Have faded—ah, how vainly My years slipped away, While I lingered, lost in thought, And the long rains kept falling. [Verse 2 — Japanese] 花の色は　Hananoirowa 移りにけりな　Utsurinikerina いたづらに　Itazurani わが身世にふる　Wagamiyonifuru ながめせしまに　Nagameseshimani