A wave of chill in the heart due to snow (依雪波心寒)
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わだづもにふるしら雪は消えながら波の心にさむさをぞそむ
wadadumi ni Across the broad sea sweep
10
Right (Win)
ふる雪に波の心もさむからし風とかくれやへたにだによる
furu yuki ni With the falling snow
11[1]
[1] Minor variants on these poems appear in Fubokushō (XVIII: 7269 ) and (XVIII: 7268 ).
Gazing at snow on the mountain pines in the morning (秋山望松雪)
Left
おりもせず雲もかからぬ山のはに松の上なる雪をこそみれ
ori mo sezu Not descending
8
Right
山のはのさやかに照れる朝には松にかかれる雪もみえける
yama no Fa no The mountains’ edge is
9
Scarlet lotus flowers floating on marsh water (緑沼紅蓮浮)
Left (Win)
みどりぬにうきたるはちすくれなゐにみづにごるなり波たつなゆめ
midorinu ni Upon the green marsh
6
Right
紅のはちすうきたるみどりぬにしら波たてばこきまぜの花
kurenawi no Scarlet,
7[1]
[1] These poems are included in Fubokushō (XXIV: 11386 ) and (XXIV: 11387 ).
Right
夏なれば木高き枝になく蟬のかげにかくせる風を恋ふとか
natu nareba When the summer comes,
5
The depth of colour of spring waters (春水添色深)
Left (Win)
水のいろをそめては深くみゆれども春はよどまぬものにざりける
midu no iro wo The waters’ hues
3
Right
春のいろは底なき水にそへりとも流れて深くあらむとぞ思ふ
Faru no iro Fa The hue of spring across
4
The warm feeling of spring enveloped by smoke (春気籠煙暖)
Left (Win)
梅の花雪にみゆれど春の気はけぶりをこめて寒からなくに
ume no Fana The plum blossom
Anonymous
Right
咲く花のひかりにもゆる春のきはけぶりをこめて晴れずぞ有りける
saku Fana no The blooming blossom
Anonymous[1]
[1] These poems are included in Fubokushō (I: 92 ) and (I: 93 ).
Shinpen kokka taikan no. Heian-chō uta’awase taisei no. 17 Title 右兵衛少尉貞文歌合 Romanised Title Uhyōe shōjō sadafumi uta’awase Translated Title Poetry Contest held by Sadafumi, Junior Lieutenant of the Outer Palace Guards, Right Division Alternative Title(s) Date Engi 6 [906] Extant Poems 11 Sponsor Taira no Sadafun 平定文 Identifiable Participants Judgements Y Topics the warm feeling of spring enveloped by smoke (haru no ki wa kemuri o komete atatakashi 春気籠煙暖); the depth of colour of spring waters (haru no mizu iro o soete fukashi 春水添色深); scarlet lotus flowers floating on marsh water (midorinu ni kurenai no hachisu ukitari 緑沼紅蓮浮); gazing at snow on the mountain pines in the morning (ashita no yama matsu yuki o nozomu 秋山望松雪); a wave of chill in the heart due to snow (yuki ni yorite nami no kokoro samushi 依雪波心寒)
This is a simple six round contest on extended seasonal topics, although one poem is missing from the record. As it bears his name, Taira no Sadafun was clearly the organiser, and he may have been responsible for the judgements, too, although this is uncertain.
Continue to the contest .
'Simply moving and elegant'