When someone came from the Eastlands with a horse for him, not having heard that Atsutoshi had died.
まだ知らぬ人も有りける東路に我も行てぞ住むべかりける
| mada siranu Fito mo arikeru adumadi ni ware mo yukite zo sumubekarikeru |
As yet unaware Folk there are; On the eastland roads I must make my way And find a home. |
The Minister of the Left, [Fujiwara no Saneyori (900-970)]
On the occasion of a Ne no bi celebration by His Majesty, Retired Emperor Suzaku (923-952; r. 930-946), being unwell and unable to attend, he sent Lord [Minamoto no] Nobumitsu (923-998) this poem.
松もなき若菜もつまず成ぬるを何時しか櫻はやも咲かなむ
| matu mo naki wakana mo tumazu narinuru wo itusika sakura Faya mo sakanamu |
Not a pine Nor a young shoot have I plucked That’s all that’s come of today; How I wish the cherries Would bloom more quickly! |
The Minister of the Left [Fujiwara no Saneyori (900-970)]