Spring
いづくより花のにほひをさそひきてさかぬ梢も風かをるらむ
izuku yori
hana no nioi o
sasoikite
sakanu kozue mo
kaze kaoruramu | From somewhere
The scent of blossom
Invites;
The bloomless treetops, too,
Have a fragrant breeze. |
The Third Prince [Imperial Prince Kore’akira 惟明親王]
Spring
くもりなき池にうつれる青柳や緑の空にあそぶいとゆふ
kumorinaki
ike ni utsureru
aoyagi ya
midori no sora ni
asobu itoyū | In the cloudless
Pond reflected is
Green willow, while
In the verdant skies
Sports heat haze… |
Sanuki
面影に須磨も明石も誘ひ来て心ぞ月に浦伝ひける
omokage ni
suma mo akashi mo
sasoikite
kokoro zo tsuki ni
ura tsutaikeru |
Its visage above
Both Suma, and Akashi, too
Beckoned me;
My heart to the moon
Whispered secrets on the shore… |
Cloistered Prince Shukaku
守覚法親王
穂にも出でぬ角田の稲葉うち靡きくるればかよふ秋風の声
ho ni mo idenu
kadoda no inaba
uchinabiki
kurureba kayou
akikaze no koe |
The ears have sprouted
In the paddies of Kadoda
Fluttering
Back and forth at dusk
With the whispers of the Autumn wind. |
Ietaka
家隆
'Simply moving and elegant'
