Deutzia
わがやどのかきねにさける卯花のうきことしげき世にこそ有りけれ
wa ga yado no kakine ni sakeru unohana no uki koto shigeki yo ni koso arikere At my house [i]
[i] An allusive variation on: On blossom. うぐひすのかよふかきねのうのはなのうきことあれやきみがきまさぬ uguisu no / kayou kakine no / unohana no / uki koto are ya / kimi ga kimasanu ‘The warbler / Flits around my brushwood fence’s / Deutzia blooms— / Is there some sad event which / Stops my Lord from coming?’ Anonymous (MYS X: 1988 ).
あきすぎてはなざかりなるきくのはないろにたぐひてあきやかへれる
aki sugite hanazakari naru kiku no hana iro ni taguite aki ya kaereru Autumn is past and
Korenori
なみとのみうちこそみゆれすみのえのきしにのこれるしらぎくのはな
nami to nomi uchi koso miyure suminoe no kishi ni nokoreru shiragiku no hana Simply as waves
Korenori
Poems from a Chrysanthemum Match held by the Senior Courtier Gentlemen in the presence of His Majesty, 13th day of the Tenth Month, Engi 13.
chirihatete All scattered now,
shirakumo no A white cloud,
Suetada
Plum blossom at an ancient estate.
年ふればやどはあれにけり梅のはな花はむかしの香ににほへども
toshi fureba yado wa arenikeri ume no hana hana wa mukashi no ka ni nioedomo The years have passed, so
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Left
夏夜のまだもねなくにあけぬれば昨日今日ともおもひまどひぬ
natsu no yo no mada mo nenaku ni akenureba kinō kyō tomo omoimadoinu On a summer night,
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Right
うのはなのさけるかきねは白雲のおりゐるとこそあやまたれけれ
u no hana no sakeru kakine wa shirakumo no ori’iru to koso ayamatarekere Deutzia flowers
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Five poems on Summer—not matched.
Left
いづれをかそれともわかむうのはなのさけるかきねをてらすつきかげ
izure o ka sore tomo wakamu u no hana no sakeru kakine o terasu tsukikage How is it that
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Right
この夏もかはらざりけりはつこゑは習志の岡になくほととぎす
kono natsu mo kawarazarikeri hatsukoe wa narashi no oka ni naku hototogisu This summer, too,
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Left
いそのかみふるのやまべのさくらばなこぞみしはなのいろやのこれる
isonokami furu no yamabe no sakurabana kozo mishi hana no iro ya nokoreru In Isonokami
Suekata[i]
Right
ほどもなくちりなむものをさくらばなここらひささもまたせつるかな
hodo mo naku chirinamu mono o sakurabana kokora hisasa mo matasetsuru kana Before a moment’s gone
Ise
The Left only shows affection for the past year, and lacks a conception of the current one—a loss.
[i] Suekata 季方.The identity of this poet is unclear. Hagitani (1963, 174) suggests he could have been the son of any one of a number of nobles: Prince Koga 興我王 (dates unknown); Fujiwara no Toshiyuki 藤原敏行 (?-901/07); Fujiwara no Sugane 藤原菅根 (856-908); or the younger brother of Taira no Atsuyuki 平篤行 (?-910).
Evergreens
ちりかはる心なけれどみやまぎのときはは秋もしられざりけり
chirikawaru kokoro nakeredo miyamagi no tokiwa wa aki mo shirarezarikeri A flighty
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Gentian
した草の花をみつればむらさきに秋さへふかくなりにけるかな
shitagusa no hana o mitsureba murasaki ni aki sae fukaku narinikeru kana When in the undergrowth
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Topics
Pinks Silver grass Karukaya Maidenflowers Orchids Bush clover Marlberry Scarlet leaves Bamboo Asters Evergreens Gentian
Poetry Match
Pinks
Left
あきののの花はさきつつうつろへどいつともわかぬやどのとこ夏
aki no no no hana wa sakitsutsu utsuroedo itsu to mo wakanu yado no tokonatsu In the autumn meadows,
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Right
秋ののをみるよりも又あしひきの山となでしこさきにけるかな
aki no no o miru yori mo mata ashihiki no yamato nadeshiko sakinikeru kana Upon the autumn meadows
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Lilac Daphne
Left (Tie)
かたをかにひのはな ばなにみえつるはこのもかのもにたれかつけつる
kataoka ni hi no hana bana ni mietsuru wa konomo kanomo ni tare katsuketsuru Upon the hillside
Tsurayuki
Right
わたつみのおきなかにひのはな れいでてもゆとみゆるはあまつほしかも
watatsumi no oki naka ni hi no hana re’idete moyu to miyuru wa ama tsu hoshi kamo Across the broad sea sweep
Tomonori
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