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くろかみにしろかみまじりおふるまでかかるこひにはいまだあはざるに
kurokami ni sirokami maziri oFuru made kakaru koFi ni Fa imada aFazaru ni Among my tresses of black Will strands of white, mixed in, Grow, but until then Such a love as this Never will I meet again…
Lady Sakanoue
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On a folding screen for the celebrations of the birthday of Her Majesty, the Empress in Shōhei 4.[1]
色かへぬ松と竹とのすゑの世をいづれひさしと君のみぞ見む
iro kaFenu matu to take no suwe no yo wo idure hisasi to kimi nomi zo mimu Ever unchanging hues Have the pine and bamboo— In the ages to come Which is more eternal? My Lady, alone, will see!
The Handmaid to the Ise Virgin
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[1] The empress in question was Fujiwara no Onshi (Yasuko) 藤原穏子 (885-954), the consort of Emperor Daigo. The birthday being marked was her fiftieth, with the celebrations taking place on the 26th day of the Third Month, Shōhei 承平 4 [12.5.934].
On a folding screen for the Kamo Virgin, for the place showing people going along a mountain path.
ちりちらずきかまほしきをふるさとの花見て帰る人もあはなん
tiritirazu kikamaFosiki wo Furusato no Fana mitekaFeru Fito mo aFanan Are they scattered, or not, is What I would ask, but The ancient estate’s Blossom having seen and returned– Those folk I would have you meet.
Ise
On seeing the remaining scarlet leaves scattering.
karanisiki eda ni Fitomura nokoreru Fa aki no katami wo tatanu narikeri Cathay brocade In a single bunch upon the branch Remains: Autumn’s keepsake Is being rent away.
Archbishop Henjō
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She had this written as a reply when Middle Counsellor Taira no Korenaka sent her a letter for the first time in a long while.
夢とのみ思ひなりにし世中を何いまさらにおどろかすらん
yume to nomi omoinarinishi yo no naka o nani imasara ni odorokasuran Simply as a dream Had I come to think Of us, so Why now of all times Should I be so intrigued?
The Daughter of Takashina no Narinaka
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When a large number of people had gone to Daikakuji and were composing on the old waterfall.
たきの糸はたえてひさしく成りぬれど名こそ流れて猶きこえけれ
taki no ito Fa taete Fisasiku narinuredo na koso nagarete naFo kikoekere The cataract’s threads Snapped so long Ago, yet Its name flows on and Is yet heard.
Kintō, Captain of the Outer Palace Guards, Right Division
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From the Poetry Match held in the reign of the Tenryaku Emperor.
逢ふ事のたえてしなくは中中に人をも身をもうらみざらまし
aFu koto no taetesi naku Fa nakanaka ni Fito wo mo mi wo mo uramizaramasi If meeting Were never to be, then Somehow, Both you, lady, and my unlucky lot I would not wish to resent!
Middle Counsellor Asatada
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あひみての後の心にくらぶればむかしは物をおもはざりけり
aFimite no noti no kokoro ni kurabureba mukasi Fa mono wo omoFazarikeri Having been with you, Now, my feelings Should I compare With those of bygone days—then I loved you not at all.
Supernumerary Middle Counsellor Atsutada
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Saying that he was taking off mourning clothes for Kōtoku-kō.
かぎりあればけふぬぎすてつふぢ衣はてなき物はなみだなりけり
kagiri areba keFu nugisutetu Fudigoromo Fatenaki mono Fa namida narikeri An limit there is, so Today do I take off for good These violet robes, but What are endless Are my tears.
Lord Fujiwara no Michinobu
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まきもくのひばらの霞立返りかくこそは見めあかぬ君かな
makimoku no Fibara no kasumi tatikaFeri kaku koso Fa mime akanu kimi kana In Makimoku Among the cypress groves, haze Rises and returns, so Intently will I gaze Never sated with you!
Anonymous
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