Shrines 社
ゆふだすきかけてたのめど我がためはねぎごときかぬ社なりけり
| yūdasuki kakete tanomedo wa ga tame wa negi gotoki kanu yashiro narikeri | Mulberry cord garlands I hang and plead, yet For me, they Cannot be as a priest At a shrine… |
Daishin
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Eikyū hyakushu 567
Shrines 社
たのみては久しくなりぬいそのかみふるのやしろのもとのちかひを
| tanomite wa hisashikunarinu iso no kami furu no yashiro no moto no chikai o | I will place my trust In eternal Isonokami’s Ancient shrine’s First vow! |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 566
Shrines 社
つかねつつたてならべたるあしやさはみわのやしろのしるしなるらん
| tsukanetsutsu tatenarabetaru ashi ya sa wa miwa no yashiro no shirushi naruran | Bundling up The straight-standing rows of Rushes – will they From the shrine of Miwa Blessings bestow, I wonder? |
Kanemasa
Eikyū hyakushu 565
Shrines 社
神がきやみむろの山の木がくれにも見えまがはぬはあけの玉がき
| kamigaki ya mimuro no yama no kogakure ni mo miemagawanu wa ake no tamagaki | O, sacred wall! Upon Mimuro Mountain, Even hidden amongst the trees, Unmistakable is The holy scarlet fence! |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 564
Shrines 社
いのること七のをやしろかうかうとことあはせよく口ばしるなり
| inoru koto nana no oyashiro kaukau to koto awase yoku kuchibashiru nari | The prayers by The seven guardians are A clamour, Words overlapping as They gabble heedlessly on! |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 563
Shrines 社
ちはやふるいづものもりにみわすゑてねぎぞかけつる杠葉ちらすな
| chihayafuru izumo no mori ni miwa suete negi zo kaketsuru momiji chirasu na | Mighty, The holy grove of Izumo, where Preparing sacred wine The priests make ready – O, scatter not, scarlet leaves! |
Nakazane
Eikyū hyakushu 562
Shrines 社
杉むらにしるしをかけてうぢ人のひかるばかりにみがくたまがき
| sugimura ni shirushi o kakete ujibito no hikaru bakari ni migaku tamagaki | In a cedar grove Hung with blessings, The shrine folks’ Simple shining Bedecks the jewelled fences. |
Akinaka
Eikyū hyakushu 561
Temples 寺
法の声入あひのかねにひびきあひてあはれつきせぬふるき山寺
| nori no koe iriai no kane ni hibiki aite aware tsukisenu furuki yamadera | Voices chanting sutras, and The sunset bell Resound together with Limitless compassion at An ancient mountain temple. |
Daishin
Eikyū hyakushu 560
Temples 寺
木の葉ちり鹿なく秋の山寺はいりあひのかねの音ぞさびしき
| ko no ha chiri shika naku aki no yamadera wa iriai no kane no oto zo sabishiki | Leaves scattering from the trees, and Stags crying – in autumn At a mountain temple The sunset bell’s Toll is lonely, indeed! |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 559
Temples 寺
有為の世はけふかあすかのかねの音をあはれいつまできかんとすらん
| ui no yo wa kyō ka asu ka no kane no oto o aware itsu made kikan to suran | In this mundane world Today and tomorrow, too, The bell tolls on – How long will its melancholy I continue to hear? |
Kanemasa