Round One Hundred and Thirteen
Left
かぜをいたみいはうつ浪のおのれのみくだけて物をおもふ比かな
| kaze o itami iwa utsu nami no onore nomi kudakete mono o omou koro kana | The howling winds Strike waves against the crags; I alone, Am shattered, gloom Filling my thoughts these days… |
225[1]
Right
おもひあれば袖にほたるをつつみてもいはばや物をとふ人はなし
| omoi areba sode ni hotaru o tsutsumite mo iwaba ya mono o tou hito wa nashi | I am filled with passion’s fire, but Even should my sleeves fireflies Wrap up, ‘What do you ponder on?’— There’s no one to enquire of me… |
226[2]
[1] Shikashū VII: 211: Composed to be presented as part of a hundred poem sequence, when former Emperor Reizei was Crown Prince.
[2] Shinkokinshū XI: 1032: Composed on the conception of summer love, when the Regent and Palace Minister held a poetry contest at his residence.