Round One Hundred and Nine

Left

ちぎりきなかたみに袖をしぼりつつ末の松山浪こさじとは

chigiriki na katami ni sode o shiboritsutsu sue no matsuyama nami kosaji to wa

Did we not vow, Both our sleeves Wringing out, That upon the pine-clad peak of Sué The waves would never break?

Kiyowara no Motosuke

217[1]

Right

うきねするゐなのみなとにきこゆなりしかのねおろすみねの松かぜ

ukinesuru ina no minato ni kikoyunari shika no ne orosu mine no matsukaze

In fitful sleep At Ina Harbour Do I hear A stag’s bell descending From the peaks upon the pinewinds.

Lord Takanobu

218[2]

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[1] Goshūishū XIV: 770: Sent to a fickle-hearted woman, in place of someone.

[2] Senzaishū V: 313: Composed on the conception of hearing a stag while moored at night.