The Seventh Night 七夜
つるの子のちとせをふべきはじめとは七日よりこそ祝ひ初めけれ
| tsuru no ko no chitose o fubeki hajime to wa nanuka yori koso iwaisomekere | A crane chick Shall through a thousand years pass; The beginning is From this seventh day, for sure, as We begin our celebration! |
Daishin
The Seventh Night 七夜
ちとせふる祝の松のつるの子はけふすをたちて七夜なりけり
| chitose furu iwai no matsu no tsuru no ko wa kyō su o tachite nanayo narikeri | Ageing for a thousand years, A celebratory pine is where A crane chick has Today made her nest and Reached her seventh night. |
Higo
The Seventh Night 七夜
おしてるや鵜のはぶきける昔もやこよひはちよと祝ひそめけん
| oshiteru ya u no habukikeru mukashi mo ya koyoi wa chiyo to iwaisomeken | Bright shining, Did the cormorants beat their wings In times long gone, too? Tonight, for a thousand generations Shall we begin to celebrate! |
Kanemasa
The Seventh Night 七夜
たけならぬ二葉の松のおひ初めてこよひ七夜になりにけるかな
| take naranu futaba no matsu no oisomete koyoi nanayo ni narinikeru kana | A tiny New-leafed pine Begins to age From this seventh night that It has reached! |
Tadafusa
The Seventh Night 七夜
君が代はながひこのかゆ七かへりいはふ心にあへざらめやは
| kimi ga yo wa nagahiko no kayu nana kaeri iwau kokoro ni aezarame ya wa | My Lord, your reign, with Rice-shoot porridge Seven times Hearts in celebration Will encounter, will it not? |
Toshiyori
The Seventh Night 七夜
君まして今夜七よになりぬればこれよりちよをかぞふべきかな
| kimi mashite koyoi nanayo ni narinureba kore yori chiyo o kazoubeki kana | Truly, have you This night your seventh night Reached, so Henceforth a thousand generations Must I count for you! |
Nakazane
The Seventh Night 七夜
しらいとをむすべることぞこよひまでいく万代のかずつもるらん
| shira’ito o musberu koto zo koyoi made iku yorozuyo no kazu tsumoruran | With threads of white Have you been bound Up to this night, that Uncounted myriads of ages May mount up for you henceforth |
Akinaka