さざ波やしがのみやこの花ざかり風よりさきにとはましものを
sazanami ya
shiga no miyako no
hanazakari
kaze yori saki ni
towamashi mono o | Wavelets wash
The capital of Shiga’s
Profusion of blossom—
Before the wind
I wish that I had paid a call… |
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ちりぬればとふ人もなし故郷ははなぞむかしのあるじなりける
chirinureba
tou hito mo nashi
furusato wa
hana zo mukashi no
aruji narikeru | When they have scattered,
No one comes to call
On my ancient home:
‘Tis the blossom, indeed, as long ago
That is the master! |
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Regrets on the blossom at an ancient estate.
ことしさへとはれでくれぬ桜ばな春もむなしき名にこそ有りけれ
kotoshi sae
towarede kurenu
sakurabana
haru mo munashiki
na ni koso arikere | This year, indeed,
Unvisited, have ended
The cherry blossoms—
A spring so brief
‘Twas so in name alone! |
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山ざくらいまはのころの花の枝にゆふべの雨の露ぞこぼるる
yamazakura
ima wa no koro no
hana no e ni
yūbe no ame no
tsuyu zo koboruru | The mountain cherries’
End draws near now;
Upon the blossomed branches
The evening rain
Drips as heavy dew. |
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Blossom amid the evening rain.
やま桜あだに散りにし花の枝に夕べの雨の露ぞ残れる
yamazakura
ada ni chirinishi
hana no e ni
yūbe no ame no
tsuyu zo nokoreru | The mountain cherry
Has scattered so swiftly
Upon the branch where blossom lay
The evening rain’s
Dewfall remains! |
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山ふかみたづねてきつる木のもとに雪と見るまで花ぞ散りける
yama fukami
tazunetekitsuru
ko no moto ni
yuki to miru made
hana zo chirikeru | Deep within the mountains
Did I go a’visiting;
Around the tree trunks
Snow did seem to be—
Blossom, piled high! |
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春のきて雪は消えにし木のもとにしろくも花のちりつもるかな
haru no kite
yuki wa kienishi
ko no moto ni
shiroku mo hana no
chiritsumoru kana | Spring has come, and
The snow has vanished away;
Around the tree trunks has
Turned white with blossom
Piled high! |
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Snow resembling blossom.
風ふけば花は雪とぞちりまがふよしのの山は春やなからん
kaze fukeba
hana wa yuki to zo
chirimagau
yoshino no yama wa
haru ya nakaran | When the wind blows,
The blossom as snow is
Scattered in tangles—
Do the mountains of Yoshino
Have no spring, I wonder? |
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Fallen blossom at a spot famous for it.
さくらばなうつろふ時はみよし野の山した風に雪ぞ降りける
sakurabana
utsurou toki wa
miyoshino no
yamashita kaze ni
yuki zo furikeru | When the cherry blossom
Fades from
Fair Yoshino,
Below the mountain, the breeze
Is filled with falling snow! |
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Composed on the wind in springtime.
さくらばな咲きてむなしく散りにけりよしのの山はただ春の風
sakurabana
sakite munashiku
chirinikeri
yoshino no yama wa
yoshi haru no kaze | The cherry blossom
Briefly blooms, then
Is scattered;
In the mountains of Yoshino
All that’s left is the spring breezes… |
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'Simply moving and elegant'
