Reaped Rice Fields 稂田
かりはててもる人もなき小山田におふるひつちのあるはあるかは
| karihatete moru hito mo naki oyamada ni ouru hitsuchi no aru wa aru ka wa | The reaping is done, and Warding folk are there none; The little mountain paddies, Stubble covered, Is that all there is? |
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Lightning 稲妻
夜もすがら山田のいほはいなづまのひかりをのみやともし火にする
| yomosugara yamada no io wa inazuma no hikari o nomi ya tomoshibi ni suru | All night long In a hut among the mountain fields Does lightning’s Light make the only Lantern? |
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Storms 嵐
吉野山みねの嵐のはげしさにささのいほりは露もたまらず
| yoshino yama mine no arashi no hageshisa ni sasa no iori wa tsuyu mo tamarazu | From Yoshino Mountain The storm winds off the peak Are so fierce that Upon my hut of poor bamboo Not a single drop of dew will settle. |
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The Moon at Dawn 暁月
かねの音におどろかされてにしへ行く月の光をながめつるかな
| kane no oto ni odorokasarete nishi e yuku tsuki no hikari o nagametsuru kana | The sound of bells Startled me as upon The westward drifting Moon’s light I turned my gaze! |
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Autumn Nights 秋夜
虫の音もちぢにみたるる秋の夜のあはれをいかがいひつくすべき
| mushi no ne mo chji ni midaruru aki no yo no aware o ikaga iitsukusubeki | The insects’ cries are Innumerable in their confusion; On an autumn night How moving they are, Grown hoarse with exhaustion. |
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The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month (八月十五夜)
いと萩の葉分の露のかずかずによるともみえずてらす月かげ
| ito hagi no hawake no tsuyu no kazukazu ni yoru to mo miezu terasu tsukikage | Truly are the bush clover Leaves – every one – lined with dewdrops Beyond number; It seems not night at all, In the shining moonlight. |
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The Morning after Tanabata (七夕後朝)
天の河今朝はふち瀬もしらじかしせきとめがたくあかぬ涙に
| ama no kawa kesa wa fuchise mo shiraji kashi sekitomegataku akanu namida ni | The River of Heaven: This morning for its deeps and shallows I care not! Impossible to dam are My tears of longing… |
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Autumn Winds 秋風
ありやとも人はとはねと秋風のをぎのうは葉にまづぞ音そふ
| ari ya tomo hito wa towane to akikaze no ogi no uwaba ni mazu zo oto sou | Is that how it is? Folk ask no questions, but The autumn wind Brushing o’er the fronds of silver grass Is the first to spread rustling rumours. |
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Early Evening (晩立)
かきくもる空もとどろになる神の物おそろしきこの夕かな
| kakikumoru sora mo todoro ni narukami no mono’osoroshiki kono yū kana | Clouds draw in across The sky, echoing With thunder – How terrifying it is This evening! |
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Lingering Heat (残暑)
しら露とあらそひながらけふも又あふぎはえこそおかれざりけれ
| shiratsuyu to arasoinagara kyō mo mata ōgi wa e koso okarezarikeri | With silver dewfall Does it compete Yet, again, today My fan I cannot Lay aside! |
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