Composed on cuckoos.
ふるさとはこだかけれどもきみならぬほととぎすにもうとまれにけり
Furusato Fa
kodakeredomo
kimi naranu
Fototogisu ni mo
utomarenikeri | Around this ancient estate
The trees grow high, yet
Not by you alone,
By the cuckoo, to
Am I despised. |
Mibu no Tadamine
Summer Grasses (夏草)
ふる里のしづけき庭はなつ草の所えがほにしげるなりけり
furusato no
shizukeki niwa ni
natsu kusa no
tokoroegao ni
shigeru narikeri | In the ancient estate’s
Quiet garden
The summer grasses,
So self-satisfied,
Have grown thickly. |
Daishin
'Simply moving and elegant'