みちのくのちかのしまにてみましかばいかにつゝじのをかしからまし
michinoku no
chika no shima nite
mimashikaba
ika ni tsutsuji no
okakaramashi | In Michinoku
Upon Chika Isle
Should I turn my gaze
How the azaleas
Would be charming upon the hillside! |
The Mother of Michitsuna
超えわぶる逢坂よりも音に聞く勿来をかたき関としらなん
koewaburu
aFusaka yori mo
oto ni kiku
nakoso o kataki
seki to siranan |
Struggling to pass
Meeting Hill – more,
As the name suggests –
Difficult is Nakoso – Come not!
A barrier you should know! |
The Mother of Michitsuna
道綱母
'Simply moving and elegant'