The Moon at Dawn 暁月
かねの音におどろかされてにしへ行く月の光をながめつるかな
| kane no oto ni odorokasarete nishi e yuku tsuki no hikari o nagametsuru kana | The sound of bells Startled me as upon The westward drifting Moon’s light I turned my gaze! |
Daishin
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Eikyū hyakushu 265
The Moon at Dawn 暁月
有明の月の光をともにしてまだふみなれぬ山路にぞいる
| ariake no tsuki no hikari o tomo ni shite mada fuminarenu yamaji ni zo iru | At dawn The moon’s light Does keep me company On yet untrodden Mountain paths upon my way. |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 264
The Moon at Dawn 暁月
いはま行くいさらを川のせはしきにわれてやどれる有明の月
| iwama yuku isaraogawa no sewashiki ni warete yadoreru ariake no tsuki | Rushing through the rocks, The rivulet runs So fast that It splits the resting Dawntime moon… |
Kanemasa
Eikyū hyakushu 263
The Moon at Dawn 暁月
なが月の廿日の月ともろ友にねやへもいらであかしつるかな
| nagatsuki no hatsuka no tsuki to morotomo ni neya e mo irade akashitsuru kana | On the Longest Month’s Twentieth day, not the moon Nor any other Has entered in my bedchamber, Where I greet the dawn! |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 262
The Moon at Dawn 暁月
有明の月のけしきもわびしきにみせばや物をおもふさかりは
| ariake no tsuki no keshiki mo wabishiki ni miseba ya mono o omou sakari wa | At dawn The moon’s appearance, too, Is pitiable, indeed; Should I reveal the profusion Of my melancholy thoughts? |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 261
The Moon at Dawn 暁月
いくとせを過しきぬらん秋の夜のあり明の月を我が友にして
| iku tose o sugushikinuran aki no yo no ariake no tsuki o wa ga tomo ni shite | How many are the years that I have seemed to spend this way? Autumn nights At dawn with the moon My only companion… |
Nakazane
Eikyū hyakushu 260
The Moon at Dawn 暁月
ことわりやみるほどもなく明けぬめり夜ふかくいづる山のはの月
| kotowari ya miru hodo mo naku akenumeri yo fukaku izuru yama no ha no tsuki | How natural it is – that Before I have had a chance to see Dawn seems to arrive: Emerging deep within the night, The moon from yonder mountain’s edge… |
Akinaka
Eikyū hyakushu: Autumn Nights
In this video I discuss the emotions conveyed in the Eikyū hyakushu poems on the topic of ‘Autumn Nights’.
Eikyū hyakushu: The 9th day of the Ninth Month
In this brief video, I discuss the poems on the topic of ‘The 9th day of the Ninth Month’, when the court held the annual chrysanthemum festival.
Eikyū hyakushu: The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month
In this video, I discuss the images used in the poems on the topic of ‘The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month’, the middle of autumn, when the moon was at its brightest.