Tanka:  The Cherry Blossoms Watching Party

The cheery blossoms
watching party
now take sake and our food
songs are we here for
high in our festive mood

Eat a dango dumpling
watch the cherry blossoms
in full
a flowery park is now here for us
full on a goza mat thus

My heart on a cloud
the cassette music so loud
when we dance in a circle kind
the cheery blossoms
fly away in a wind

Blooming out to see
the cherry blossoms
fall now quickly down
the samurai spirit of our crown
come out now for me

The cherry blossoms
blooming out
quickly fall down to die
my love to you for my sigh
down to live to lie