Quotes from Ariwara no Narihira

Ah, if in this world there were no such thing as cherry blossoms, perhaps then in springtime our hearts would be at peace.

Impassionate gods have never seen the red that is the Tatsuta River. /????? ?????? ??? ??????? ??????

I have always known that at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today.