The Ninth Day of the Ninth Month
老いはてて露のしるしもなき身にはなほやをりてん長月の菊
| oihatete tsuyu no shirushi mo nakimi ni wa nao ya oriten nagatsuki no kiku | Greatly aged, The dew is a sign of What is gone; Should I yet pick A chrysanthemum in the Ninth Month? |
Daishin
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Eikyū hyakushu 308
Oaks 柞
うすくこく木木の梢はみゆれども柞の色の身にもしむかな
| usuku koku kigi no kozue wa miyuredomo hahaso no iro no mi ni mo shimu kana | First faint, then clearly The trees’ tops Do I see, yet It is the oaks’ hues That pierce me most! |
Daishin
Eikyū hyakushu 189
Cormorant Fishing on the River(鵜河)
大井河う舟にともすかがり火のかかる世にあふあゆぞはかなき
| ōigawa ubune ni tomosu kagaribi no kakaru se ni au ayu zo hakanaki | On the River Ōi The cormorant boats’ kindled Torches Reflect off the rushing rapids; What sorrow for the sweetfish! |
Daishin
Eikyū hyakushu 133
The Kamo Festival (加茂祭)
年をへてけふかざしくるあふひ草神にたのみをかくるしるしか
| toshi o hete kyō kazashikuru aoigusa kami ni tanomi o kakuru shirushi ka |
A year has gone by, and Today, all come garlanded with Hollyhocks; To the Gods, a secret Prayer made manifest, perhaps? |
Daishin
Eikyū Hyakushu 147
Summer Grasses (夏草)
ふる里のしづけき庭はなつ草の所えがほにしげるなりけり
| furusato no shizukeki niwa ni natsu kusa no tokoroegao ni shigeru narikeri | In the ancient estate’s Quiet garden The summer grasses, So self-satisfied, Have grown thickly. |
Daishin
Eikyu hyakushū 126
Frogs (蛙)
春ふかみかはづのすだく声すなりゆきてやみましゐでの山吹
| haru fukami kawazu no sudaku koe sunari yukite ya mimashi ide no yamabuki |
In the depths of spring The frogs’ swarming Calls sound; If I went there would I see, Kerria in Idé? |
Daishin
Eikyū hyakushu 28
Spring Dawn
花盛り心も空にあくがれておきゐてぞ見る春の曙
| hana sakari kokoro mo sora ni akugarete oki’ite zo miru haru no akebono |
The blossoms are profuse, and My heart to the skies Is drawn, Resting my gaze This spring dawn. |
Daishin
Eikyū hyakushu 35
Heat Haze
徒然とのどけき空に遊ぶ糸を我よりほかに人や見るらむ
| tsurezure to nodokeki sora ni asobu ito o ware yori hoka ni hito ya miruramu |
Idly Upon the tranquil skies’ Heat haze Other than myself Does anyone gaze, I wonder? |
Daishin