Composed on the conception of being buried in frosty fallen leaves.
落ちつもる庭の木の葉を夜のほどにはらひてけりと見する朝霜
| otitumoru niwa no ko no Fa wo yo no hodo ni FaraFitekeri to misuru asasimo | Fallen, piled high at My estate, the leaves from the trees Within the space of a single night Have been swept away, It seems, by the morning frost. |
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冬の池の鴨のうはげにおくしものきえて物思ふころにもあるかな
| Fuyu no ike no kamo no uFage ni oku simo no kiete mono’omoFu koro ni mo aru kana | At a pond in winter Upon the ducks’ down Falls frost; it Vanishes and gloom Takes all my time! |
Anonymous
On the day of an imperial visit to the Naniwa Palace, in Kyōun 3 [706].
あし辺ゆくかものはがひにしもふりてさむきゆふべのことをしぞおもふ
| ashibe yuku kamo no hagai ni shimo furite samuki yūbe no koto o shi zo omou | Huddled in the reeds Upon the ducks’ folded wings Frost falls and In the evening’s cold My mind is full of thoughts. |
The Tawara Emperor
When he visited the Naniwa Palace in Kyōun 3 [706]
葦辺行く鴨の羽交ひに霜降りて寒き夕は大和し思ほゆ
| asibe yuku kamo no pagapi ni simo purite samuki yupube pa yamato si omopoyu | Huddled in the reeds Upon the ducks’ folded wings Frost falls and In the evening’s cold My thoughts dwell upon Yamato. |
Prince Shiki
Colours of chrysanthemums at the base of a fence (籬菊色色)
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いろいろにうつろふ風のそがぎくはしなじなよはの霜やおくらん
| iroiro ni utsurou kaze no sogagiku wa shinajina yowa no shimo ya okuran | Hues Shifting with the breeze Are the yellow chrysanthemums: Is it because of night’s differing Frostfall, perhaps? |
A Court Lady
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おく霜にまがきのきくをみわたせばいろいろにこそうつろひにけれ
| oku shimo ni magaki no kiku o miwataseba iroiro ni koso utsuroinikere | Frost has fallen upon The chrysanthemums by the rough-hewn fence, and When I gaze across them, How their hues Have faded away! |
A Court Lady
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Katsura 桂
なが月の月の光のさゆるかなかつらの枝にしもやおくらん
| nagatsuki no tsuki no hikari no sayuru kana katsura no eda ni shimo ya okuran | In the longest month The moonlight is Chill, indeed! Upon the branches of the silver trees I wonder, does frost fall? |
Kanemasa
Sakaki 榊
しもおけど色もかはらぬさかきばは君がちとせのかざしなりけり
| shimo okedo iro mo kawaranu sakakiba wa kimi ga chitose no kazashi narikeri | Frost falls, yet Unchanged are the hues of Leaves upon the sacred tree: For my Lord a thousand years of Decoration will they be! |
Nakazane
Stars 星
日くるれば星をいただくかみにしもはらひもあへずおける霜かな
| hi kurureba hoshi o itadaku kami ni shimo harai mo aezu okeru shimo kana | When the sun grows dim, Spreading out the stars, The gods most certainly Will not sweep away The fallen frost! |
Nakazane
From the shore at Fukehi in Izumi.
けふけふと霜おきまさる冬立たば花移ろふとうらみにゆかむ
| keFu keFu to simo okimasaru Fuyu tataba Fana uturoFu to urami ni yukamu |
On this day, this day Of most heavy fallen frost Should winter arrive, That the flowers fade Will be a source of my despite… |
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A chrysanthemum from Murasakino.
名にしおへば花さへ匂ふ紫の一本菊における初霜
| na nisi oFeba Fana saFe nioFu murasaki no Fitomoto kiku ni okeru Fatusimo |
Bearing such a name This bloom is certain to scent: Upon a violet Single chrysanthemum The first frost has fallen. |
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