Round Eight
Fresh Bracken
Left
さわらびのもえいづる春の夕ぐれは霞のうへに煙立ちけり
| sawarabi no moe’izuru haru no yūgure wa kasumi no ue ni keburi tachikeri | Fresh bracken Budding on a spring Evening: Above the haze, Smoke a’rising. |
Koshikibu
15
Right
いつしかともえにけるかなさわらびの野辺はいかなるおもひなるらん
| itsu shika to moenikeru kana sawarabi no nobe wa ikanaru omoi naruran | So swiftly Has it budded! Fresh bracken In the meadows—what sort of Feelings might it bring? |
Shikibu
16
Round Nine
Left – Spring Snow (Win)
はなならでをらまほしきはなにはえのあしのわかばにふれるしらゆき
| hana narade oramahoshiki wa naniwae no ashi no wakaba ni fureru shirayuki | Though they are not blossoms How I long to pick At Naniwa Inlet From the new-grown reed tips Fallen snowflakes. |
Norinaga’s Wife
17
Right – Chrysanthemums
むらさきのふかからざりし秋だにもきくはこころにしめてしものを
| murasaki no fukakarazarishi aki dani mo kiku wa kokoro ni shimeteshi mono o | Their violet Was not that deep In autumn, but even so The chrysanthemums, my heart Did pierce… |
The Minister of Public Affairs
18
| Shinpen kokka taikan no. | 85 |
| Heian-chō uta’awase taisei no. | |
| Title | 六条斎院歌合 |
| Romanised Title | Rokujō saiin uta’awase |
| Translated Title | Poetry Contest held by the Rokujō Kamo Virgin |
| Alternative Title(s) | |
| Date | 8/Tengi 5 [9.1057] |
| Extant Poems | 30 |
| Identifiable Participants | Y |
| Judgements | Y |
| Topics | Bell crickets (suzumushi 鈴虫); Pine crickets (松虫); Crickets (kirigirisu 螽斯); Grasshoppers (hataorime 機織女); Bush crickets (kutsuwamushi 轡虫); Geese (kari 雁); Plovers (chidori 千鳥); Hunting with sparrowhawks (kotakagari 小鷹狩); Snipe (shigi 鴫); Deer (shika 鹿); Moon (tsuki 月); Welcoming the tribute horses (koma mukae 駒迎); Mist (kiri 霧); Autumn fields (aki no ta 秋田); Fulling clothing (koromo utsu 衣うつ) |
| Shinpen kokka taikan no. | 98 |
| Heian-chō uta’awase taisei no. | |
| Title | 禖子内親王家歌合 |
| Romanised Title | Baishi naishinnō-ke uta’awase |
| Translated Title | Poetry Contest held at the House of Imperial Princess Miwako |
| Alternative Title(s) | |
| Date | Jiryaku 4 [1068] |
| Extant Poems | 20 |
| Identifiable Participants | Y |
| Judgements | N |
| Topics | Moonlight on ice (月光似氷); Pine trees buried in snow (雪埋松); Daydreaming of hail in the night (夜霰寤夢); Smoke rising from charcoal kilns (炭釜煙高); The Names of the Buddhas (仏名) |
Left (Win).
我が恋は片裏染めの唐衣かへして寝るや色に見ゆるらむ
| wa ga koFi Fa kata’urazome no karakoromo kaFesite nuru ya iro ni miyurururamu |
For my love An inner-dyed Cathay robe I will reverse – in sleep, then, I wonder will I see passion’s hues? |
Shichirō 七郎
[Minamoto no Ie’yori 源家職]
31
Right.
寝ぬままに月を眺めて明かすかな闇には恋もなぐさかじかし
| nenu mama ni tuki wo nagamete akasu kana yami ni Fa koFi mo nagusamazikasi |
While sleepless I gaze upon the moon ‘til dawn! For in the darkness my love Would gain no consolation! |
Saburō 三郎
[Minamoto no Kanemasa 源兼昌]
32
Left (Win).
恋ひわびて片敷く袖はかへせどもいつかは妹が夢に見えける
| koFiwabite katasiku sode Fa kaFesedomo itu ka Fa imo ga yume ni miekeru |
Tortured with love My single spread sleeve I do reverse, yet When will my darling Appear in my dreams? |
The Holy Teacher 闍梨
[Ryūgen 隆源]
29
Right.
我が心ときぞともなく乱るれど日だに暮るれば恋ひ添はりけり
| wa ga kokoro toki zo tomonaku midaruredo Fi dani kurureba koFisoFarikeri |
My heart With every passing hour Is more distraught, yet Even when the day does dim Love is my companion. |
Bichū 備中
[Minamoto no Nakazane 源仲実]
30
Left (Win).
夜とともに玉散る床の菅枕見せばや人に夜半の景色を
| yo to tomo ni tama tiru toko no sugamakura miseba ya Fito ni yowa no kesiki wo |
Together with the night Gemlets scatter on my bed’s Sedge-filled pillow; Should I show her This midnight sight? |
The Master 大夫
[Minamoto no Toshiyori 源俊頼]
27
Right.
波のよる岩根に立てる磯馴れ松また寝もいらで恋ひあかしつる
| nami no yoru iFane ni tateru sonare matu mata ne mo irade koFi akasituru |
The waves roll in To the cliffs where stands A hardy pine upon the rocks; Once more sleepless From love do I greet the dawn. |
The Assistant Master 佐
[Fujiwara no Mototoshi 藤原基俊]
28
Left (Win).
思ひあまりながむる空の掻き曇り月さへ我を厭ひつるかな
| omoFi’amari nagamuru sora no kakikumori tuki saFe ware wo itoFituru kana |
Filled full with love The sky on which I turn my gaze Is drowned in darkness; Even the moon from me Does shy! |
The Consultant Middle Captain 宰相中将
[Minamoto no Kuninobu 源国信]
25
Right.
嵐吹く夜寒の里の寝覚めにはいとど人こそ恋ひしかりけれ
| arasi Fuku yo samu no sato no nezame ni Fa itodo Fito koso koFisikarikere |
Stom winds rage Round my night-chilled home; Starting from sleep How much more do I love her now… |
The Minister of Justice 刑部卿
[Minamoto no Akinaka 源顕仲]
26
The Names of the Buddhas
Round 10
Left
年のうちにつもれる罪を残さじと三世の仏の名をぞ唱ふる
| toshi no uchi ni tsumoreru tsumi o nokosaji to miyo no hotoke no na o zo tonauru | Within this year I have accumulated sins, that I would not have linger at The three worlds’ Buddhas’ Names recitation! |
Seji 宣旨
19
Right
君が代を三世の仏に年を経て返す返すも祈るべき哉
| kimi ga yo o miyo no hotoke ni toshi o hete kaesugaesu mo inorubeki kana | That Your Highness reign The three worlds’ Buddhas’ Years shall pass through Again and yet again Shall be my only prayer! |
Hyōe 兵衛
20
The Names of the Buddhas
Round Nine
Left
あらはるる三世の仏の名を聞くにつもれる罪は霜と消えなむ
| arawaruru miyo no hotoke no na o kiku ni tsumoreru tsumi wa shimo to kienamu | The manifest Three worlds’ Buddhas’ Names I hear, and My accumulated sins seem to Vanish with the frost. |
Misaku 美作
17
Right
頼みみる三世の仏の名を聞けばつもれる罪もあらじとぞ思ふ
| tanomi miru miyo no hotoke no na o kikeba tsumoreru tsumi mo araji to zo omou | Hearing our pleas The three worlds’ Buddhas’ Names I hear, and Even my accumulated sins Seem to be gone, I feel. |
Shikibu 式部
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