On autumn leaves in a hundred poem sequence of reminiscences.
嵐ふくみねのもみぢの日にそへてもろくなりゆくわが涙哉
| arashi fuku mine no momiji no hi ni soete moroku nariyuku wa ga namida kana |
As the storm winds rage On the peaks the leaves turn With the passing days How much easier it is to shed My tears. |
Master of the Dowager Empress Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
From a hundred poem sequence of reminiscences.
いかにせんしづがそのふのおくのたけかきこもるとも世中ぞかし
| ika ni sen shizu ga sono no oku no take kakikomoru to mo yo no naka zo kashi |
What is to be done? In a humble garden’s Heart, with a bamboo Fence to keep it out, yet The world of men… |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
On a pine tree by a house in the mountains.
いまはとてつま木こるべきやどの松ちよをば君と猶いのる哉
| ima wa tote tsumaki korubeki yado no matsu chi yo o ba kimi to nao inoru kana |
Now is the time, for me To gather kindling By my home, a pine tree stands– “A thousand years for my Lord,” Once again, I pray. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
On new herbs, from a hundred poem sequence he presented to the Grand Shrine.
けふとてやいそなつむらんいせしまやいちしのうらのあまのをとめご
| kyô tote ya isona tsumuran ise shima ya ichishi no ura no ama no otomego |
Today’s the day, and so I wonder, will they gather seaweeds? On the isle of Ise At the beach of Ichishi, The fisher-maids… |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
Topic unknown.
おいぬとも又もあはんとゆくとしになみだのたまをたむけつるかな
| oinu tomo mata mo awan to yuku toshi ni namida no tama o tamuketsuru kana |
I grow old, yet That we should meet in times to come, Within this passing year Of jewelled teardrops Shall I make an offering. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
On the spirit of reminiscence, brought on by snow.
そま山やこずゑにをもるゆきをれにたえぬなげきの身をくだくらん
| soma yama ya kozue ni omoru yuki ore ni taenu nageki no mi o kudakuran |
On the timber mountain Treetops weighted down With snow do break– Unable to endure this grief, My breast shall shatter. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
From the poetry contest in 1500 rounds.
あれわたる秋の庭こそあはれなれましてきえなん露のゆふぐれ
| arewataru aki no niwa koso aware nare mashite kienan tsuyu no yûgure |
All unkempt and overgrown Is this autumn garden, yet It moves me so– Just about to vanish Is the dew this evening. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
When he was considerably over eighty, he was commanded to compose a hundred poem sequence, so he composed this and presented it.
しめをきていまやとおもふ秋山のよもぎがもとにまつむしのなく
| shime okite ima ya to omou aki yama no yomogi ga moto ni matsumushi no naku | ‘Tis there I’ll rest– And wonder if now is the time– Upon a mount in autumn Beneath a mugwort patch Pining, the crickets cry. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
