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