A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyō period.
春霞色のちぐさに見えつるはたなびく山の花のかげかも
| Farugasumi iro no tigusa ni mieturu Fa tanabiku yama no Fana no kage kamo | The haze of spring has Countless hues It does appear; Streaming across the mountains with The blossoms’ glow. |
Fujiwara no Okikaze
A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyō period.
さく花は千種ながらにあだなれど誰かは春を怨はてたる
| saku Fana Fa tigusa nagara ni ada naredo tare ka Fa Faru wo uramiFatetaru | The blossoms bloom In countless kinds Most fragile, yet Who is it that for springtime Is filling with despite? |
Fujiwara no Okikaze
Composed on the picture of people blossom-viewing beneath the falling cherries on a folding screen at the celebrations of the fiftieth birthday of Her Majesty, the Empress, held by Prince Sadayasu.
いたづらにすぐす月日はおもほえで花見てくらす春ぞすくなき
| itadurani sugusu tukiFi Fa omoFoede Fanamitekurasu Faru zo sukunaki |
In idleness Days and months I’ve spent: I feel nothing for them. A life spent blossom-viewing In springtime is too short, indeed. |
Fujiwara no Okikaze
藤原興風
Composed at a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyô period.
浦ちかくふりくる雪は白浪の末の松山こすかとぞ見る
| ura tikaku Furikuru yuki Fa sira nami no suwe no matuyama kosu ka to zo miru |
Close by the shore The snow floats in; “Would the white waves, Over Sue-no-Matsuyama Break?” come to mind. |
Fujiwara no Okikaze
藤原興風
During the Kanpyō period, when he was ordered to present an old poem, he wrote out the poem starting ‘Along the River Tatsuta/Flow scarlet leaves’ and composed this in the same spirit.
み山よりおちくる水の色見てぞ秋は限と思ひしりぬる
| miyama yori otikuru midu no iro mite zo aki Fa kagiri to omoFishirinuru |
From the mountains’ heart Tumbles water: A glimpse at its hue and that Autumn is done I know, indeed. |
Okikaze
興風
Composed at a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the same era.
契りけむ心ぞつらきたなばたの年にひとたびあふはあふかは
| tigiriken kokoro zo turaki tanabata no tosi ni Fito tabi aFu Fa aFu ka Fa |
The vow Of a pitiless heart: The Weaver Maid, But once a year Will meet; can it be true? |
Fujiwara no Okikaze
藤原興風
A poem composed for a poetry contest held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyō period.
こゑたえずなけやうぐひすひととせにふたたびとだにくべき春かは
| kowe taezu nake ya uguFisu Fitotose ni Futatabi to dani kubeki Faru ka Fa |
Voice weakening- Sing on, bush warbler! In a single year, Oh, that twice over Spring would come upon us! |
Fujiwara no Okikaze
藤原興風