[One of] two poems composed to express his grief and sorrow by Kawabe no Miyahito when he saw the coffin of a young girl in the pine groves of Himeshima in Wadō 4 [711].
妹之名者 千代尓将流 姫嶋之 子松之末尓 蘿生万代尓
いもがなは ちよにながれむ ひめしまの こまつがうれに こけむすまでに
imo ga na pa tiyo ni nagaremu pimesima no komatu ga ure ni kokemusu made ni This maiden’s name Will drift down a thousand ages Until Himeshima’s Pine seedling shoots are Choked with hanging moss.
Kawabe no Miyahito
敷治奈美乃 志気里波須疑奴 安志比紀乃 夜麻保登等芸須 奈騰可伎奈賀奴
ふぢなみの しげりはすぎぬ あしひきの やまほととぎす などかきなかぬ
pudinami no sigeri pa suginu asipiki no yamapototogisu nado ka kikanu The wisteria waves’ Verdant time has passed, O, leg-wearying Mountain cuckoo, so Why won’t you sing?
Composed by Secretary Kume no asomi Hironawa on the 23rd day.
A poem by Prince Aki.
秋立而 幾日毛不有者 此宿流 朝開之風者 手本寒母
あきたちて いくかもあらねば このねぬる あさけのかぜは たもとさむしも
aki tatite ikuka mo araneba kono nenuru asake no kaze pa tamoto samusi mo Since autumn arrived, Not even a few days have passed, but Sleeping in my bed The dawning breeze is Cold upon my sleeves!
Prince Aki 安貴王
A single poem presented in reply by Prince Toneri.
安之比奇能 山尓由伎家牟 夜麻妣等能 情母之良受 山人夜多礼
あしひきの やまにゆきけむ やまびとの こころもしらず やまびとやたれ
asipiki no yama ni yukikemu yamabito no kokoro mo shirazu yamabito ya tare To the leg-wearying Mountains seeming to have gone An immortal’s Heart I cannot know, but Who might that immortal be?
春楊 葛山 発雲 立座 妹念
はるやなぎ かづらきやまに たつくもの たちてもゐても いもをしぞおもふ
paru yanagi kadurakiyama ni tatu kumo no tatite mo wite mo imo wo si zo omopu Spring willows Cap Kazuraki Mountain, where Clouds rise, but Rising or remaining My darling is ever in my thoughts
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Collection
梓弓 末之腹野尓 鷹田為 君之弓食之 将絶跡念甕屋
adusayumi suwe no parano ni togarisuru kimi ga yuduru no taemu to omoFe ya A catalpa bow On the plain at Sue A’hawking— As your bowstring, I wonder: will I be able to endure?
Anonymous
大海尓 荒莫吹 四長鳥 居名之湖尓 舟泊左右手
おほうみに あらしなふきそ しながとり ゐなのみなとに ふねはつるまで
opoki umi ni arasi na puki so sinagatori wina no minato ni pune patsuru made Across the sea so wide, Blow not so, o storm wind! Until At waterbird-filled Ina port My boat has come to rest…
安都麻道乃 手児乃欲婢佐可 古要弖伊奈婆 安礼波古非牟奈 能知波安比奴登母
あづまぢの てごのよびさか こえていなば あれはこひむな のちはあひぬとも
adumadi no tego no yobisaka koete inaba are pa kopinamu na noti pa apinuru tomo On eastland roads lies Tego-no-Yobisaka: When I pass across it, How filled am I with yearning, Even should we meet once more…
神風之 伊勢乃浜荻 折伏 客宿也将為 荒浜辺尓
かむかぜの いせのはまをぎ をりふせて たびねやすらむ あらきはまべに
kamukaze no ise no pamawogi woripusete tabine ya suramu araki pamabe ni Divine winds blow Cogon grass on the shore at Ise I weave and lay me down— Should I doze upon my travels? On this wild beachside…
[One of] Six poems new poems to harmonise and follow those on plum blossom, when he was at Dazai.
民布由都芸 芳流波吉多礼登 烏梅能芳奈 君尓之安良祢婆 遠久人毛奈之
みふゆつぎ はるはきたれど うめのはな きみにしあらねば おくひともなし
mipuyu tugi paru pa kitaredo ume no pana kimi ni si araneba oku pito mo nasi After deep winter’s passing Spring has come, and yet The plum blossom Is not you, my love, so There’s no one to beckon me here…
Ōtomo no Fumimochi
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