Composed for the poetry competition held at the residence of the Kokiden Consort in Chōkyū 2 [1141].
戀志なむ命はことの數ならでつれなき人のはてぞゆかしき
koFisinamu
inoti Fa koto no
kazu narade
turenaki Fito no
Fate zo yukasiki |
Love
In life is something that
Has no number, but
That cruel one’s
End is what I want! |
Eisei
Composed on the conception of Felicitation for a poetry competition held by the Kokiden Consort during the reign of Emperor Go-ichijō.
君が代は末の松山はるばるとこす白浪のかずも知られず
kimi ga yo Fa
suwe no matuyama no
Farubaru to
kosu siranami no
kazu mo shirarezu |
Your Majesty’s reign:
Upon the pine-clad peak of Sué,
So distant
Break whitecaps
In numbers unknown to all! |
The Monk Eisei
永成法師
'Simply moving and elegant'