Shade beneath the Trees (樹陰)
あづさ弓まだ行末ははるけきにけふも木かげに日をくらしつつ
| azusayumi mada yukusue wa harukeki ni kyō mo kokage ni hi o kurashitsutsu | A catalpa bow: The future yet lies Far away, but Today, too, within trees’ shade Shall I spend the entire day… |
Daishin
Fans (扇)
てなれけるぬしはしらねどむらさきの扇の風のなつかしきかな
| tenarekeru nushi wa shiranedo murasaki no ōgi no kaze no natsukashiki kana | Its skilful Master remains ignorant, yet That violet Fan’s breeze Is dear to me, indeed! |
Daishin
Pinks (瞿麦)
よそふるも猶なつかしみみるごとにあはれつきせぬなでしこのはな
| yosōru mo nao natsukashimi miru goto ni aware tsukisenu nadeshiko no hana | Their array is Still so dear – Every time I see them I am moved beyond all measure: The pinks in flower. |
Daishin
Summer Garb (夏衣)
いつしかと花のたもとをぬぎかへてうすき衣のうらめしきかな
| itsushika to hana no tamoto o nugikaete usuki koromo no urameshiki kana | Suddenly, Blossom laden sleeves have I removed and changed for Gossamer garb – How I do despise it! |
Daishin
Lingering Warblers (残鶯)
なぐさむるかたやなからん花もちり春もくれゆく鶯のこゑ
| nagusamuru kata ya nakaran hana mo chiri haru mo kureyuku uguisu no koe | Consolation Nowhere will I find, it seems; The blossoms all are fallen, and Spring draws in to dusk with A warbler’s song. |
Daishin
Pheasants (雉)
すずの音やちかくなるらんみかりのにかくろへかねてききす鳴くなり
| suzu no ne ya chikakunaruran mikarino ni kakuroekanete kigisu nakunari | Do the harness bells Seem to draw near? In the imperial hunting grounds Unable to conceal himself A pheasant is a’crying. |
Daishin
Azaleas (躑躅)
をかつつじをりてをゆかん花の色のあかきぞたのみ日はくれぬとも
| okatsutsuji orite o yukan hana no iro no akaki zo tanomi hi wa kurenu tomo | Azaleas on the hillside Will I go a’picking; In the blossoms’ hues, So scarlet, will I trust Though the sun has yet to set… |
Daishin
Falling Blossom (落花)
のこりなくなぞやちるらむ桜花をしまれぬ身もあれば有る世に
| nokorinaku nazo ya chiruran sakurabana oshimarenu mi mo areba aru yo ni | With not a single one remaining Why do you scatter so, O, cherry blossom? How I do regret that I Must live on in such a world! |
Daishin
Peach Blossom (桃花)
みちよへん春をしれと桃の花君がそのにぞまづさきにける
| michiyo hen haru o shire tote momo no hana kimi ga sono ni zo mazu sakinikeri | Three thousand generations have passed, it seems; ‘Realise ‘tis spring!’ say The peach blossoms, In my Lord’s garden Have they bloomed first! |
Daishin
Scarlet Plum (紅梅)
色もかもめづらしきかなくれなゐにいまさらそむる梅の初花
| iro mo kamo mezurashiki kana kurenai ni ima sara somuru ume no hatsuhana | Even their hue Is sweetly precious! With scarlet Just now are dyed The first blooms of plum. |
Daishin