Composed on the conception of felicitation for the poetry match held at the residence of His Excellency, Saneyuki.
みづがきのひさしかるべき君が代をあまてる神やそらにしるらん
| midugaki no Fisasikarubeki kimi ga yo wo ama teru kami ya sora ni siruran | As sacred precincts, Eternal shall be My Lord’s reign, as Shining in the Heavens the deity In the skies must know! |
Fujiwara no Tametada
Composed on the daughter of the dragon king becoming a buddha.
わたつ海の底のもくづと見し物をいかでか空の月と成るらん
| wata tu umi no soko no mokudu to misi mono wo ikade ka sora no tuki to naruran | In the broad sea sweep’s Depths among the seaweed Did she appear to be, so How is it that within the skies A moon she might become? |
Dharma Master Shōchō
Composed when various people were composing poems on ice at the Victory of Enlightenment Hall.
山がはもこほりにけりないまよりはとどろきおちしおとたゆるまで
| yamagaFa mo koForinikeri na ima yori Fa todoroki otisi oto tayuru made | The mountain stream Has turned to ice, and From now The echoes of its fall Have ceased to make sound henceforth! |
Composed when viewing the blossom at the Enshūji and recalling former Emperor Gosanjō.
うゑおきしきみもなきよにとしへたる花は我が身のここちこそすれ
| ueokishi kimi mo naki yo ni toshi hetaru hana wa wa ga mi no kokochi koso sure | You planted them here, My Lord, though gone from this world, These many years past— The flowers and my sorry self Both feel the same… |
The Third Prince
三の宮
Sent to someone who had served the empress of former Emperor Ichijō, who gone to Hyūga province.
あかねさす日にむかひても思ひいでよみやこはしのぶながめすらんと
| akane sasu Fi ni mukaFitemo omoFi’ideyo miyako Fa sinobu nagame suran to | Shining madder red Toward the sun have you made your way, but O, remember, To recall the capital, and Turn your gaze that way… |
Her Majesty, the Empress
Composed on plovers on the road to the barrier.
あはぢしまかよふちどりの鳴く声にいくよねざめぬすまの関もり
| awajishima kayou chidori no naku koe ni ikuyo nezamenu suma no sekimori | Around Awaji Isle The plovers fly about; Their calling cries Start him awake on how many nights— The barrier warden of Suma? |
Minamoto no Kanemasa
