When the gentlemen of the court were presenting hundred-poem sequences, He composed this on the spirit of celebration.
白雲にはねうちつけてとぶ鶴の遙に千世の思ほゆるかな
| siragumo ni Fane utitukete tobu tadu no Faruka ni titose no omoFoyuru kana |
Upon the clouds so white, Beating wings, The flying cranes- A distant prospect of a thousand years I feel. |
Emperor Nijō
二条天皇
His Majesty had something made in the shape of Mt Fuji, and sent it with this poem to the Lady of the Wisteria Pavilion.
世の人の及ばぬ物は富士の嶺の雲居に高き思ひなりけり
| yo no Fito no woyobanu mono Fa Fuzi no ne no kumowi ni takaki omoFinarikeri |
A man of the mundane world Can never reach so far: Around the peak of Fuji The clouds rise higher As does my passion for you. |
The Tenryaku Emperor [Emperor Murakami]
Composed watching the Gosechi dancing maidens.
あまつかぜ雲のかよひぢ吹きとぢよをとめのすがたしばしとどめむ
| ama tu kaze kumo no kayoFidi Fukitodi yo wotome no sugata sibasi todomemu |
O, Heaven’s winds, The pathways of the clouds Seal up! Let these maiden forms Be held here a little while! |
Yoshimine no Munesada (Archbishop Henjō)
良岑宗貞（僧正遍照）
Lord Narihira was married to the Daughter of Ki no Aritsune and, when they had had a disagreement, for a while he would only visit during the daytime and leave in the evening; this was composed and sent to him:
あま雲のよそにも人のなりゆくかさすがにめには見ゆる物から
| ama kumo no yoso ni mo Fito no nariyuku ka sasuga ni me ni Fa miyuru mono kara |
Heaven’s clouds’ Is where you seem To be; Even though in your wife’s sight You do appear. |
Anonymous