Topic unknown.
春日野の飛火野野守いでゝ見よ今幾日ありて若菜摘みてん
| kasugano no tobuFino nomori idete miyo ima ikuFi arite wakana tumiten |
On Kasuga Plain, O, warder of Tobuhi Plain, Go out and see! How many days must pass ’til we may pick fresh herbs… |
Anonymous
Category Archives: Kokinshū
KKS VIII: 375
Topic unknown.
唐衣たつ日はきかじ朝露のおきてしゆけはけぬへきものを
| karagoromo tatu Fi Fa kikazi asatuyu no okitesi yuke Fa kenubeki mono wo |
A Cathay robe Sewn – that you leave today I had not heard, so As the morning dew Falls and is gone Shall I vanish, too… |
Anonymous
KKS XVII: 886
Topic unknown.
石上布留から小野のもと柏本の心は忘られなくに
| isonokami Furu kara wono no moto kasiFa mono no kokoro Fa wasurarenaku ni |
In Isonokami at Furu stands an ancient trunk out in the fields; As an eternal oak My feelings Will never be forgotten… |
Anonymous
KKS XII: 559
A poem from the Empress’ Poetry Competition held in the Kanpyō period.
住の江の岸による浪夜さへや夢の通ひ路人目よくらむ
| suminoe no kisi ni yoru nami yoru saFe ya yume no kayoFidi Fitome yokuramu |
As to Suminoe’s Shore rush the waves Why every night Upon the path of dreams Do I hide from other’s eyes? |
Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
藤原敏行
KKS XIX: 1055
Topic unknown.
ねぎ事をさのみ聞きけむ社こそはては歎の杜となるらめ
| negigoto wo sanomi kikikemu yasiro koso Fate Fa nageki no mori to narurame |
Prayers in Such numbers are answered At this shrine, that In the end, grief grows in to Nageki’s Sacred groves. |
Sanuki
讃岐
KKS XX: 1091
A poem from Michinoku.
みさぶらひ御笠と申せ宮木野の木の下露は雨にまされり
| misaburaFi mikasa to mause miyagino no ko no sita tuyu Fa ame ni masareri |
O Attendant! “A umbrella, my Lord?” do say, for On Miyagi plain Beneath the trees, the dew Far exceeds the rain! |
KKS IX: 408
Topic unknown.
都いでて今日みかの原泉河かは風さむし衣かぜ山
| miyako idete keFu mika no Fara idumigaFa kaFakaze samusi koromo kaseyama |
Departing the capital, Today on Mika meadow, From the River Izumi Chill is the wind, indeed, so Lend me your robe, O Kase Moutain! |
Anonymous
KKS XI: 535
Topic unknown.
飛ぶ鳥の声も聞えぬ奥山の深き心を人は知らなむ
| tobu tori no kowe mo kikoenu okuyama no Fukaki kokoro wo Fito Fa siranamu |
Flying birds’ Song does not reach The mountains’ heart; The depths of my love I would have you know! |
Anonymous
KKS XIV: 696
Topic unknown.
津の国のなには思はず山城の鳥羽に逢ひ見むことをのみこそ
| tu no kuni no naniFa omoFazu yamasiro no toba ni aFimimu koto wo nomi koso |
In the land of Tsu, Nothing is in my heart; In Yamashiro, In Toba, would I meet You and that is all! |
Anonymous
KKS XVII: 909
Topic unknown.
誰をかも知る人にせむ高砂の松も昔の友ならなくに
| tare wo ka mo siru Fito ni semu takasago no matu mo mukasi no tomo naranaku ni |
Who is it that I can say I know? Takasago’s Pines are no longer My friends as of old… |
Fujiwara no Okikaze
藤原興風