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
Monthly Archives: October 2021
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
Eikyū hyakushu 558
Temples 寺
やどをいでばたづねてゆかん清水寺なにたがはずは住みやとまると
| yado o ideba tazunete yukan shimizudera nani tagawazu wa sumi ya tomaru to | When I leave my home Intending to pay a call on The temple of pure waters, Would there be no difference between Living or lodging there? |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 557
Temples 寺
始なきつみのつもりのかなしさをぬかのこゑごゑくどきつるかな
| hajime naki tsumi no tsumori no kanashisa o nuka no koegoe kudokitsuru kana | Original Sins’ accumulation Brings sadness, that The sound of prostrations Dispels with good deeds! |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 556
Temples 寺
つくづくとすぎもゆくかな山寺にいりあひのかねの声ばかりして
| tsukuzuku to sugi mo yuku kana yamadera ni iriai no kane no koe bakari shite | How fervently They proceed along To the mountain temple At the sunset bell’s First toll! |
Nakazane
Eikyū hyakushu 555
Temples 寺
谷ふかみ跡だに見えぬ山寺はかけひの水のゆくにてぞ知る
| tani fukami ato dani mienu yamadera wa kakehi no mizu no yuku nite zo shiru | Deep within the valley No tracks lead to This mountain temple: Water through the culverts’ Passing reveals it. |
Akinaka
Eikyū hyakushu 554
Ancient Estates 故郷
よもぎ分けたづねぞきぬる古郷は花たちばなのかをしるべにて
| yomogi wake tazune zo kinuru furusato wa hanatachibana no ka o shirube nite | Forging through the mugwort To visit have I come To this ancient estate, with Orange blossom’s Scent as my guide… |
Daishin
Eikyū hyakushu 553
Ancient Estates 故郷
むぐらはひよもぎがそまとあれはててふりにし里は人かげもせず
| mugurahai yomogi ga soma to arehatete furinishi sato wa hitokage mo sezu | Creepers crawl around The mugwort and brushwood Desolate and wild; At this aged estate There is no trace of anyone, at all. |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 552
Ancient Estates 故郷
さほどののさかゆるみればかげふれて古郷とこそおぼえざりけれ
| saodono no sakayuru mireba kage furete furusato to koso oboezarikere | When Sao Hall I shining see, As the shadows fall That it is an ancient estate I do not feel at all… |
Kanemasa