Gentian
りんだうの花の本こそさかりなれなべての秋はあさぢふのすゑ
| rindō no hana no moto koso sakari nare nabete no aki wa asajū no sue | The gentian Blooms’ roots Grow lush, as All of autumn lies In the tips of tangled cogon grass… |
Teika
Tag Archives: blooms
Yōzei-in uta’awase (Engi jūsan-nen kugatsu kokonoka) 08
Left (Tie)
わがやどのきくの花しももみぢねばすぎゆく秋もあらじとぞおもふ
| wa ga yado no kiku no hana shimo momijineba sugiyuku aki mo araji to zo omou | At my house Even the chrysanthemum blooms Have yet to take on autumn hues, so The season’s passing I do not seem to feel! |
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Right
はかなくてすぐる秋とは知りながらをしむ心のなほあかぬかな
| hakanakute suguru aki to wa shirinagara oshimu kokoro no nao akanu kana | Brief, indeed, is Autumn’s passing, that I know so well, yet The regrets within my heart are Ever unsatisfied! |
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Teiji-in uta’awase 18
Left (Tie)
ふくかぜにとまりもあへずちるときはやへやまぶきのはなもかひなし
| fuku kaze ni tomari mo aezu chiru toki wa yaeyamabuki no hana mo kainashi | The gusting wind Does never cease, so Scattering time has come upon The eightfold kerria Blooms—so little good they are! |
Okikaze
35
Right
をしめどもたちもとまらずゆくはるをなこしのやまのせきもとめなむ
| oshimedomo tachi mo tomarazu yuku haru o nakoshi no yama no seki mo tomenamu | How I regret it, yet Cannot halt the departure of Parting spring— O, that Nakoshi Mountain’s Barrier would hold it! |
Tsurayuki
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Teiji-in uta’awase 16
Left (Tie)
はるふかきいろこそなけれやまぶきのはなにこころをまづぞそめつる
| haru fukaki iro koso nakere yamabuki no hana ni kokoro o mazu zo sometsuru | In the depths of spring, Their hues, indeed, are lacking: The kerria Blooms have my heart Dyed first! |
Mitsune
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Right
かぜふけばおもほゆるかなすみのえのきしのふぢなみいまやさくらむ
| kaze fukeba omohoyuru kana suminoe no kishi no fujinami ima ya sakuramu | When the wind blows—that Is when I wonder if at Suminoe’s Shore the wisteria waves Are blooming now? |
Prince Kaneyuki
32
Hon’in sadaijin-ke uta’awase 09
Bamboo
Left
つゆもおけとなびくものからたけのはのいろうつろへるあきもみぬかな
| tsuyu mo oke to nabiku mono kara take no ha no iro utsuroeru aki mo minu kana | ‘Fall, O, dewdrops!’, I say, then Weighed down The bamboo leaves’ Hues fading I’ll see not this autumn! |
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Asters
Right
あきののにいろなきつゆはおきしかどわかむらさきに花はそみけり
| aki no no ni iro naki tsuyu wa okishikado wakamurasaki ni hana wa somikeri | Upon the autumn meadows Colourless dew Has fallen, yet With pale violet Have the blooms been dyed. |
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Hon’in sadaijin-ke uta’awase 06
Bush clover
Left
しかのこゑたかさごやまのはぎなればをりてこしよりねをやなくらん
| shika no koe takasagoyama no hagi nareba oritekoshi yori ne o ya nakuran | A stag’s cry On Takasago Mountain, where Lies bush clover: Might someone have come and picked her That he lets out such cries? |
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Right
あきはぎの花のながるるかはのせにしがらみかくるしかのねもせぬ
| akihagi no hana no nagaruru kawa no se ni shigarami kakuru shika no ne mo senu | Autumn bush clover Blooms flow down The river rapids and Hang upon the lattice weir, and The stag cries not at all… |
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Teishi-in ominaeshi uta’awase 17
たつたやまあきをみなへしすぐさねばおくるぬさこそもみぢなりけれ
| tatsutayama aki o mina heshi sugusaneba okuru nusa koso momiji narikere | On Tatsuta Mountain Autumn for all has Not yet passed by, so Proffered are garlands of Scarlet leaves. |
Motoyori
33
あきぎりをみなへしなびくふくかぜをこのひともとにはなはちるらし
| akigiri o mina heshi nabiku fuku kaze o kono hitomoto ni hana wa chirurashi | The autumn mists Have borne down on all With the gusting wind A single stalk of Blooms seems to scatter… |
Yoshikaze
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Kanpyō no ōntoki kisai no miya uta’awase 53
Left
はなすすきそよともすれば秋風の吹くかとぞきくひとり寝る夜は
| hanasusuki soyo tomo sureba akikaze no fuku ka to zo kiku hitori nuru yo wa | When the silver grass fronds Rustle all together, I wonder if ‘tis our autumn wind Blowing that I hear, Tonight, as I sleep alone… |
104[1]
Right
音にきく花見にくれば秋の野のみちさまだけにたちわたりつつ
| oto ni kiku hana mi ni kureba aki no no no michisamadake ni tachiwataritsutsu | I have heard of These blooms I have come to see, so The autumn meadows Blocking my way Will I ever rise to cross… |
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[1] Gosenshū VII: 353
Kanpyō no ōntoki chūgū uta’awase 1
Spring
Round 1
Left
やま風にとくる氷のひまごとにうち出づる浪や春の初花
| yamakaze ni tokuru kōri no hima goto ni uchi’izuru nami ya haru no hatsuhana | With the mountain breeze The melting ice from Every crack Bursts out in waves, perhaps These are the first blooms of spring? |
Minamoto no Maszumi
1[1]
Right (Win)
春霞たつひの風のいとなれや滝のをとけて玉とみだるる
| harugasumi tatsu hi no kaze no ito nare ya taki no o tokete tama to midaruru | The haze of spring Arises with the breeze this day, so Will its streamers with The melting waterfall’s threaded Jewels become confused? |
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[1] Kokin rokujo I: 5