A certain man came up to the capital from the East and went to the house of woman with whom he had spoken long before; when she asked why he had come to see her in such haste, he said:
おろかにもおもはましかはあづまぢのふせやといひしのべにねなまし
| oroka ni mo omoFamasikaba adumadi no Fuseya to iFisi nobe ni nenamasi |
Heedlessly Had I thought of you On the Eastern roads, Upon Fuseya Plain would I have rather slept! |
Anonymous
Composed when the Bodhisattva had arrived in the bay, having come from southern India for the consecration of the Tōdaiji.
霊山の釈迦の御前に契りてし眞如朽ちせずあひ見つる哉
| riyauzen no siyaka no omaFe ni tigiritesi sin’nyo kutisezu aFimituru kana |
At Vulture Peak Before the Buddha Did we swear That truth has broken not, and Now we meet again! |
Major Archbishop Yukimoto
When Major Councillor Asamitsu was still of low rank, he secretly visited a woman’s dwelling, and when he said he would not return home with the dawn, she composed:
岩橋の夜の契も絶えぬべし明くるわびしき葛木の神
| iwabashi no yoru no chigiri mo taenubeshi akuru wabishiki kazuragi no kami |
That bridge of stone Like our night’s vow Cannot endure; With the coming dawn, how sad Is the god of Kazuragi… |
Sakon, Lady Chamberlain to the Crown Prince
Topic unknown.
霜置かぬ袖だにさゆる冬の夜に鴨の上毛を思ひこそやれ
| simo wokanu sode dani sayuru Fuyu no yo ni kamo no uFage wo omoFi koso yare |
Frost has not fallen On my sleeves, yet, how cold they are This winter’s night, The down-clad ducks, Come to my mind… |
Captain of the Outer Palace Guards, Right Division, [Fujiwara no] Kintō.
Composed for a scene of the Chrysanthemum Festival for a folding screen on the occasion of the coming of age ceremony of the Sanjō Empress.
我が宿の菊の白露今日ごとに幾世積もりて淵となる覧
| wa ga yado no kiku no siratuyu keFu goto ni iku yo tumorite Futi to naruran |
At my house White dewdrops on the chrysanthemums: Today, above all, I would the ages pile upon each other And become a deep, deep pool! |
Motosuke.
When he had gone to view the blossoms blooming beautifully at his villa in Kitashirakawa, and a number of other people arrived:
春來てぞ人も訪ひける山里は花こそ宿の主なりけれ
| Faru kite zo Fito mo toFikeru yamazato Fa Fana koso yado no aruzi narikere |
Spring is come, and Folk visiting, too: At this mountain home, ‘Tis the blossoms are the house’s Master! |
Assistant Captain of the Outer Palace Guards, Right Division, Kintō