Butterflies flitting,
Settling together,
Free, on the moor!
The Taiyu waves her saké-cup.
The other is a little difficult to render, since each line has a double meaning: the point turns on the punning elasticity of mi, a word signifying seed, self, and body. The flower to which allusion is made, a yellow rose that blooms in mountainous districts, is always known as the wanton’s flower.
The Wanton’s Flower.
The hill-girl’s body
Is sold for silver: