Composed on blossom.
桜ばなちらまくをしみうちひさすみやぢの人ぞとのゐせりける
sakurabana
chirimaku oshimi
uchihisasu
miyaji no hito zo
tonoiserikeru | The cherry blossom
Is scattering—full of regret
Lit by the shining sun
The courtiers
Attend it. |
Created by Soan.
Felicitations 賀
我が君のよはひたけたるうれしさは大宮人の身にあまるらん
wa ga kimi no
yowai taketaru
ureshisa wa
ōmiyabito no
mi ni amaruran | My Lord’s
Age has reached such lofty heights –
Could the joy of
Courtiers all
Be any greater? |
Kanemasa
The Kamo Festival (加茂祭)
宮人のかざしてかへるあふひ草むらさきのにてみどりなるかな
miyabito no
kazashite kaeru
aoigusa
muraskino nite
midori naru kana |
The courtiers
Return, heads garlanded with
Hollyhocks;
The violet fields
All turned to green! |
Kanemasa
'Simply moving and elegant'
