鶯の飛火野野辺の雪の内にそれかとばかり匂ふ梅が枝
| uguisu no tobubino nobe no yuki no uchi ni sore ka to bakari niou ume ga e |
The warbler on The meadows of Tobuhi Plain Among the snows Simply wonders if ‘tis the glow of branching plum… |
Gotoba
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Daisai-in zen goshū 136
苗代の水こさせずと恨むるは君が心や小山田の堰
| naFasiro no midu kosasezu to uramuru Fa kimi ga kokoro ya woyamada no seki |
Water to the seedlings You will not let come; I hate that – Is your heart, then, A dam between the paddies? |
Tsurayuki-shū 503
春霞とひわけいぬる声聞きて狩衣なりとほかはいふらむ
| Farugasumi toFiwake inuru kowe kikite kariginu nari to Foka Fa iFuramu |
Through the haze of spring Comes questioning A voice I hear, “In hunting garb,” Seems the reply… |
Ki no Tsurayuki
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Takami-shū 49
夏なれど山は寒しといふなるにこの皮衣ぞ風は防がむ
| natu naredo yama Fa samusi to iFu naru ni kono kaFaginu zo kaze Fa Fusegamu |
Summer, it is, yet The moutains are chill, They say, so With this coat of fur Will I ward off the wind! |
Sanboku kikashū VIII: 1214
谷深み水かけ草の下露や知られぬ恋の涙なるらむ
| tani ni Fukami midukakegusa no sitatuyu ya sirarenu koFi no namida naruramu |
Deep within the valley, Are the water-dripped loosestrife’s Silver dewdrops Secret love’s Tears? |
Minamoto no Toshiyori
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Sanboku kikashū VIII: 1179
思ひ草葉末に結ぶ白露のたまたまきてば手にもかからず
| omoFigusa Fazuwe ni musubu siratuyu no tamatama kiteba te ni mo kakarazu |
The undergrowth’s Leaf tips are tangled With silver dewdrop Gems on occasion, but They touch not my hands… |
Minamoto no Toshiyori
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Sanboku kikashū VIII: 1155
恋草に染かへりたる色なれば思ひそめけむ日をぞ恨むる
| koFigusa ni simikaFeritaru iro nareba omoFisomekemu Fi wo zo uramuru |
The lovely grasses’ Have ever staining Hues, so When it seemed I was first deeply dyed with love – That day I do hate! |
Minamoto no Toshiyori
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Sanboku kikashū VII: 1101
逢ふことは夏野に茂る恋草の刈りはらへども生ひむせびつつ
| aFu koto Fa natuno ni sigeru koFigusa no kariFaraFedomo oFimusebitutu |
Our meetings, like The lush summer meadows’ Lovely grasses Have been reaped away, yet Their growth chokes me still… |
Minamoto no Toshiyori
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Sanboku kikashū VII: 1070
若草をただかりそめに見し日より束も逢へぬものをこそ思へ
| wakakusa wo tada karisome ni misi Fi yori tukane mo aFenu mono wo koso omoFe |
The fresh young grass But briefly Did I see that day, and ever since That I did not sheaf it together Has been the focus of my thoughts… |
Minamoto no Toshiyori
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Sanboku kikashū VII: 1026
秋返へすさや田に立てる稲草の根ごとにも身を恨みつるかな
| aki kaFesu saya ta ni tateru inakusa no ne goto ni mo mi wo uramituru kana |
Autumn bends back, Standing rustling in the paddies The rice-stems – Every root embedded With my despite! |
Minamoto no Toshiyori
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