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Monthly Archives: January 2021

Eikyū hyakushu

Eikyū hyakushu 371

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Gosechi 五節

くもりなき豊のあかりにみつるかなあまつ乙女のまひのすがたを

kumorinaki
toyo no akari ni
mitsuru kana
amatsu otome no
mai no sugata o
Cloudless is
The Festival of New Grain,
So perfect
Are the heavenly maidens’
Dancing forms!

Daishin

DaishinFestival of New GrainformsgosechimaidensotomeSugatatoyo no akari
Eikyū hyakushu

Eikyū hyakushu 370

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Gosechi 五節

日影さすとよのあかりにみつるかな我がすべらぎの千世のかざしを

hikage sasu
toyo no akari ni
mitsuru kana
wa ga suberagi no
chiyo no kazashi o
Sunlight falls on
The Festival of New Grain
Perfecting it!
My Sovereign’s
Thousand generations capped…

Higo

Festival of New GraingosechiHigohikagesovereignsuberagisunlighttoyo no akari
Eikyū hyakushu

Eikyū hyakushu 369

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Gosechi 五節

もろ人のあそぶなるかな乙女子がかざみのすそのながき夜すがら

morobito no
asobunaru kana
otomego ga
kazami no suso no
nagaki yosugara
Crowds of folk do
Enjoy themselves!
The maiden’s
Robes’ trains are
As long as night…

Kanemasa

gosechiKanemasakazamimaidensotomegorobessusotrains
Eikyū hyakushu

Eikyū hyakushu 368

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Gosechi 五節

ふみもみぬ雲のかけはし外にのみあまつをとめのきき渡るかな

fumi mo minu
kumo no kakehashi
soto ni nomi
ama tsu otome no
kikiwataru kana
Their tread hidden by
The spanning bridge of clouds;
Simply from afar
The heavenly maidens do
I hear crossing!

Tadafusa

bridgecloudsfumigosechikakehashikumomaidensotomeTadafusatread
Eikyū hyakushu

Eikyū hyakushu 367

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Gosechi 五節

日影さすをみのあかひもうちとけて立ちまふ人をもてはやすなり

hikage sasu
omi no akahimo
uchitokete
tachimau hito o
motehayasunari
Sunlight falls on
Scarlet purification cords,
Undone as
The dancing folk do
Shine so bright!

Toshiyori

folkgosechihikagehitosunlightToshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu

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Gosechi 五節

をとめ子が袖ふりそめしをみ衣とよのあかりにたえせざりけり

otomego ga
sode furisomeshi
omigoromo
toyo no akari ni
taesezarikeri
The maidens
Have begun to wave the sleeves of
Their purification robes;
The Festival of New Grain
Has endured for ever!

Nakazane

Festival of New GraingosechimaidensNakazaneomigoromootomegopurification robessleevessodetoyo no akari
Eikyū hyakushu

Eikyū hyakushu 365

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Gosechi 五節

をとめ子が雲のうへにて袖ふれば日影にまがふあまの羽衣

otomego ga
kumo no ue nite
sode fureba
hikage ni magau
ama no hagoromo
The maidens are
Above the clouds
Sleeves waving, so
Indistinguishable from sunlight are
Their heavenly gossamer robes!

Akinaka

Akinakacloudsgosechigossamer robeshagoromohikagekumomaidensotomegosleevessodesunlight
Eikyū hyakushu

Eikyū hyakushu 350

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First Snow 初雪

めもはるに花かとぞみるしもがれの草木もわかずふれる初皆

me mo haru ni
hana ka to zo miru
shimogare no
kusaki mo wakazu
fureru hatsuyuki
Before my eyes, do spring
In bloom I see?
Frost-burned
Trees and grasses both, I cannot tell
Beneath the first snow fallen.

Daishin

DaishinFirst SnowharuhatsuyukiSpring
Eikyū hyakushu

Eikyū hyakushu 349

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First Snow 初雪

しもがれの草にやつるる故郷に今朝はつ雪のめづらしきかな

shimogare no
kusa ni yatsururu
furusato ni
kesa hatsuyuki no
mezurashiki kana
Frost-burned
Grasses wither round
This ancient hall, where
This morning falls the first snow –
How strange that is!

Higo

First SnowgrasseshatsuyukiHigokusa
Eikyū hyakushu

Eikyū hyakushu 348

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First Snow 初雪

はつみ雪ふりにけらしなあらち山こしのたび人そりにのるまで

hatsumiyuki
furinikerashi na
arachiyama
koshi no tabibito
sori ni noru made
The first deep snows
Have fallen, it seems, so
Upon Arachi Mountain
The traversing traveller
Must ride upon a sleigh!

Kanemasa

First SnowKanemasaMount Arachisleighsoritabibitotraveller

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