For the Day of the Rat celebrations at the palace in Eihō 4 [1084].
ねのびする野べのこまつをうつしうゑて年のをながく君ぞ引くべき
| ne no bi suru nobe no komatsu o utsushi’uete toshi no o nagaku kimi zo hikubeki | For the Day of the Rat Pine seedlings from the plains We transplant, that The long thread of their years Will draw our Lord with them! |
Supernumerary Middle Counsellor Michitoshi
For the Poetry Match of Fifteen Love Poems at Minase.
里はあれぬをのへの宮のおのづからまちこしよひも昔なりけり
| sato wa arenu onoe no miya no onozukara machikoshi yoi mo mukashi narikeri | The estate lies in ruins— For the palace at Onoe, Naturally, Those eagerly awaited nights, too, Lie long in the past. |
The Senior Retired Emperor [Gotoba]
Composed on travel
しら雲のかかるたびねもならはぬにふかき山ぢに日はくれにけり
| shirakumo no kakaru tabine mo narawanu ni fukaki yamaji ni hi wa kurenikeri | Clouds, so white, Surround me, sleeping on my travels, Unaccustomed to it, On deep mountain trails The sun has set. |
Supernumerary Archbishop Eien[1]
権僧正永縁
[1] This poem was originally composed for Horikawa hyakushu (1372).
When he presented a fifty-poem sequence.
たづねきて花にくらせる木のまよりまつとしもなき山のはの月
| tazunekite hana ni kuraseru ko no ma yori matsu to shimo naki yama no ha no tsuki | I came searching Blossom all day long Between the trees, when Though I’d not awaited it, saw The moon upon the mountains’ edge. |
Fujiwara no Masatsune
To say that from now on they should rest and relax in the pines’ shade, when he visited someone’s house.
かげにとて立ちかくるれば唐衣ぬれぬ雨ふるまつの声かな
| kage ni tote tachikakurureba karakoromo nurenu ame furu matsu no koe kana | In the shade, I say, To stand and hide myself away, for Upon my Cathay robe Will fall soughing rain— The sound of pines! |
Tsurayuki
Topic unknown.
さをしかのあさたつ野べの秋はぎに玉とみるまでおけるしらつゆ
| saoshika no asa tatsu nobe no akihagi ni tama to miru made okeru shiratsuyu | Stags Stand in the morning meadows, where Upon the autumn bush clover As gemstones appearing Have fallen silver dewdrops. |
Middle Counsellor Yakamochi[i]
[i] This poem is included in Man’yōshū (VIII: 1598).
Topic unknown.
しぐれの雨まなくしふればまきの葉もあらそひかねて色づきにけり
| shigure no ame ma nakushi fureba maki no ha mo arasoikanete irozukinikeri | Showers of rain Fall without respite, so Even evergreens’ leaves Can fight no longer, and Take on a hint of colour. |
Hitomaro[i]
[i] This poem appears in Man’yōshū (X: 2196) where it is not attributed to a named poet, so the attribution to Hitomaro here is probably spurious.
On passing through Tokiwa Grove at the beginning of the Tenth Month.
しぐれの雨そめかねてけり山しろのときはのもりの槙の下ばは
| shigure no ame somekanetekeri yamashiro no tokiwa no mori no maki no shitaba wa | Showers of rain Cannot dye In Yamashiro Sempiternal Tokiwa Grove’s Evergreen underleaves…[i] |
Dharma Master Nōin
[i] An allusive variation on: 四具礼能雨 無間之零者 真木葉毛 争不勝而 色付尓家里 shigure no ame / ma nakushi fureba / maki no pa mo / arasoikanete / irozukinikeri ‘Showers of rain / Fall without respite, so / Even evergreens’ leaves / Can fight no longer, and / Take on a hint of colour.’ Anonymous (Man’yōshū X: 2196)
On summer showers, for a folding screen when Shakua’s ninetieth birthday was celebrated.
小山田にひくしめなはのうちはへてくちやしぬらむ五月雨の比
| oyamada ni hiku shimenawa no uchihaete kuchi ya shinuramu samidare no koro | Around the little mountain paddies Hang sacred ropes Everywhere continuing— Might they rot away During these days of summer showers. |
The Regent and Chancellor
