黄葉乃 過麻久惜美 思共 遊今夜者 不開毛有奴香
もみちばの すぎまくをしみ おもふどち あそぶこよひは あけずもあらぬか
| momidiba no sugimaku wosimi omopudoti asobu koyopi pa akezu mo aranu ka | The autumn leaves’ Scattered passing, regretting With fine company Enjoying tonight— O, won’t dawn break not? |
The above is a poem by Ōtomo sukune Yakamochi of the Palace Guards.
A poem by Her Majesty, the Senior Retired Empress.
波太須珠寸 尾花逆葺 黒木用 造有室者 迄万代
はだすすき尾花逆葺き黒木もち造れる室は万代までに
| hadasusuki wobana sakapuki kuroki moti tukureru muro pa yoroduyo made ni | Still a’bud The silver grass, reverse-thatched, Upon the barken logs: Thus constructed is this hall, To stand until ten thousand ages pass! |
Empress Genshō
[One of] Two poems composed during a banquet held at the residence of Fujii no muraji Hironari, when sundry princes and gentlemen of the Poetry and Dance Office gathered there in winter, on the 12th day of the Twelfth Month.
In recent times, dances from bygone days have been increasing in popularity, even as those times gradually come to an end. It is only natural that people should sing the songs of yesteryear, pouring out all of the feelings that they had then. Thus, inspired by this atmosphere, two verses of old song were offered up. If there be among those of us who have occasionally gathered together, men of spirit, well-versed in style, let them compete to express their feelings, and match the forms of those refrains of old!
我屋戸之 梅咲有跡 告遣者 来云似有 散去十方吉
わがやどの うめさきたりと つげやらば こといふににたり ちりぬともよし
| wa ga yado no ume sakitari to tugeyaraba ko to ipu ni nitari tirinu to mo yosi | Should, ‘At my house The plum has bloomed!’ I announce, then ‘Tis the same as, ‘Come!’ for It will all be scattered soon… |
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