A poem from the Empress’ Poetry Competition held in the Kanpyō period.
住の江の岸による浪夜さへや夢の通ひ路人目よくらむ
| suminoe no kisi ni yoru nami yoru saFe ya yume no kayoFidi Fitome yokuramu |
As to Suminoe’s Shore rush the waves Why every night Upon the path of dreams Do I hide from other’s eyes? |
Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
藤原敏行
Topic unknown.
いくばくの田をつくればか郭公しでのたをさをあさなあさなよぶ
| ikubaku no ta wo tukureba ka Fototogisu side no tawosa wo asa na asa na yobu |
How many Fields does he plough, Yon cuckoo? ‘Hey! It’s the field boss!’ He calls, morning after morning! |
Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
When Fujiwara no Toshiyuki died, Tomonori composed this and sent it to his house.
寢ても見ゆ寢でも見てけり大方はうつせみの世ぞ夢にはありける
| netemo miyu nedemo mitekeri oFokata Fa utusemi no yo zo yume ni Fa arikeru |
In my sleep he appears; Even unsleeping do I feel I see him; All Is a fleeting world Within a dream. |
Ki no Tomonori
紀友則
Narihira heard that Fujiwara no Toshiyuki had become close to a lady at his house, and had sent her a letter saying that he was coming directly, but that the falling rain might cause him some trouble; Narihira composed this on her behalf.
数数に思ひ思はず問ひがたみ身を知る雨は降りぞまされる
| kazukazu ni omoFi omoFazu toFigatami mi wo siru ame Fa Furi zo masareru |
Politely, Do you love me or love me not, Is very hard to ask; The rain knows how I feel full well And falls all the harder. |
Ariwara no Narihira
有原業平
Composed and sent to a woman at Lord Narihira’s house.
つれづれのながめにまさるなみだ河袖のみぬれてあふよしもなし
| turedure no nagame ni masaru namidagaFa sode nomi nurete aFu yosi mo nasi |
Ceaselessly Falling the rains have swollen Into a river of tears. Yet only my sleeves are drenched, With no way to meet you. |
Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
A poem composed at a competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress during the Kampyō era (889-898).
恋わびてうち寝る中に行き通ふ夢のたたぢは現ならなむ
| koFiwabite utinuru naka ni yukikayoFu yume no tadadi Fa ututu naranamu |
Aching with love In the depths of sleep I tread to you A straight dream road: If only it were real… |
Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
A poem from the Poetry Competition at Prince Koresada’s house.
わがきつる方もしられずくらふ山木木のこのはのちるとまがふに
| wa ga kituru kata mo sirarezu kuraFu yama kigi no ko no ha no tiru to magaFu ni |
I have come I know not where: For in the dimness on Dark Mountain Amongst the trees’ leaves Falling I have lost my way. |
Toshiyuki
When he was commanded to compose a poem upon chrysanthemums, during the Kanpyō period.
久方の雲のうへにて見る菊は天つ星とぞあやまたれける
| Fisakata no kumo no uFe nite miru kiku Fa ama tu Fosi to zo ayamatarekeru |
Far distant, The clouds: being above them Do I see chrysanthemums From the stars of Heaven Indistinguishable. |
Toshiyuki
It is said he composed this poem on being summoned into the Courtiers’ Room, before having permission to be there.
Composed on the occasion of a poetry competition at Prince Koresada’s house.
白露の色はひとつをいかにして秋のこのはをちぢにそむらむ
| siratuyu no iro Fa Fitotu wo ikanisite aki no ko no Fa wo tidini somuran |
White dewdrops Have but one hue So why Are the Autumn tree leaves Dyed in such a motley? |
Fujiwara no Toshiyuki (d. ca 900)