Waterfalls 滝
谷川やおちくる滝のしらいとを水のあやには織るにやあるらん
| tanikawa ya ochikuru taki no shira’ito o mizu no aya ni wa oru ni ya aruran | From a stream within the valley Comes tumbling a cataract of White threads: A motley pattern of water Do they seem to weave? |
Daishin
Groves 原
道とほみ日も夕ぐれになりぬればそのはらまでとさしてこそゆけ
| michi tōmi hi mo yūgure ni narinureba sonohara made to sashite koso yuke | My road is yet long, and The sun toward twilight Does go, so Just as far as Sonohara Let it still shine on! |
Daishin
Lakes 水海
恋ひわぶる人にあふみの海といへどみるめはおひぬ物にぞありける
| koiwaburu hito ni ōmi no umi to iedo mirume wa oinu mono ni zo arikeru | Suffering with love’s pains Folk meet at Ōmi Sea, they say, though No prying eyes arise from midst the seaweed there – ‘Tis true to say! |
Daishin
Stones 石
いかにして水の下なるさざれ石のなかのおもひのきえせざるらん
| ika ni shite mizu no shita naru sazare’ishi no naka no omoi no kiezaruran | O, what am I to do? Beneath the waters Pebbles lie, as many as My passionate thoughts within That show no signs of fading… |
Daishin
Hotsprings 出湯
うきことも思ひさましてふるものをなどやいでゆのわきかへるらん
| ukikoto mo omoisamashite furu mono o nado ya ideyu no wakikaeruran | Something sad Struck me on waking; ‘Tis ancient, so Why does the hotspring water Always gush forth anew? |
Daishin
Stars 星
あまつ空夕の星のよそにても恋しき人をみるよしもがな
| ama tsu sora yū no hoshi no yoso nite mo koishiki hito o miru yoshi mo gana | In the sky-spanning heavens The evening stars are So far away; If only my darling I could, somehow, see! |
Daishin
Clouds 雲
むらさきの色やまがふと大空にうかべる雲のむつましきかな
| murasaki no iro ya magau to ōzora ni ukaberu kumo no mutsumashiki kana | Are the violet Hues blended through The heavens where The clouds do drift What make them so dear? |
Daishin
Love on Parting 別恋
わかれゆく人ををしむにあらそひて先だつ物は涙なりけり
| wakareyuku hito o oshimu ni arasoite sakidatsu mono wa namida narikeri | Parting from me His regret is A match for mine Setting off first are Our tears. |
Daishin
Love Waiting for Someone 待人恋
たのめしはさしもあらじにあぢきなく人待つかぜの身にもしむかな
| tanomeshi wa sashimo araji ni ajikinaku hito matsu kaze no mi ni mo shimu kana | When trustworthiness Seems to be in such short supply, Bored I await him with the wind Cutting me more deeply! |
Daishin
Love on Waking from Sleep 寝覚恋
おもふことなぐさむばかりかたらばやねさめの床の枕つたへは
| omou koto nagusamu bakari kataraba ya nezame no toko no makura tsutae wa | My thoughts Alone do bring my comfort; Were I to relate them, then On waking, in my bed ‘Twould be to my pillow! |
Daishin