Composed at a poetry competition at Prince Koresada’s house.
あめふればかさとり山のもみぢばはゆきかふ人のそでさへぞてる
| ame Fureba kasatoriyama no momidiba Fa yukikaFu Fito no sode saFe zo teru |
When rain falls on Kasatori Mountain, take your umbrella, For the scarlet leaves set Passing folks’ Sleeves alight! |
Tadamine
壬生忠岑
Composed on the occasion of a poetry competition at Prince Koresada’s house.
秋の夜のつゆをばつゆとおきながらかりの涙やのべをそむらむ
| aki no yo no tuyu woba tuyu to wokinagara kari no namida ya nobe wo somuran |
On Autumn nights The dew as dewdrops Falls, but, Perhaps goose tears Stain the fields? |
Mibu no Tadamine (Fl. 898-920)
壬生忠岑
Composed and presented at the maidenflower [poetry] competition at the Suzaku Palace.
ひとりのみながむるよりは女郞花わがすむやどにうゑて見ましを
| Fitori nomi nagamuru yori Fa wominaFesi wa ga sumu yado ni uFete mimasi wo |
All alone in Gloomy gazing-far better, Maidenflower, To plant you at my house, To catch my eye. |
Tadamine
忠岑
Composed and presented at the maidenflower [poetry] competition at the Suzaku Palace.
人の見る事やくるしきをみなへし秋ぎりにのみたちかくるらむ
| Fito no miru koto ya kurusiki wominaFesi akigiri ni nomi tatikakururan | For man to gaze on you, Is it so painful, O, Maidenflower, That simply in the autumn mists You must hide yourself away? |
Tadamine
忠岑
Topic unknown.
久方の月の桂も秋は猶もみぢすればやてりまさるらむ
| Fisakata no tuki no katura mo aki Fa naFo momidisureba ya terimasaruramu |
On the eternal Moon the silver trees too In Autumn Change their hues; Is that why you shine so bright? |
Mibu no Tadamine (Fl. 898-920)
壬生忠岑
A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, in the Kanpyō period.
くるるかと見ればあけぬるなつのよをあかずとやなく山郭公
| kururu ka to mireba akenuru natu no yo wo akazu to ya naku yama Fototogisu |
Did you think ’twas sunset? When a glance would show the breaking dawn Of this summer night- Unsated by your song, do you sing on, Cuckoo in the mountains? |
Mibu no Tadamine
壬生忠岑