When converting the Man’yōshū to Japanese.
涙河底のみくづとなりはてて恋しきせぜに流れこそすれ
| namidagaFa soko no mikudu to nariFatete koFisiki seze ni nagare koso sure |
A river of tears: As flotsam on the bed Will I finally become, should Love in rapids Flow so much… |
Minamoto no Shitagō
竜田川岸の山吹咲きぬれば影より波ぞ折りはじめける
| tatsutagawa kishi no yamabuki sakinureba kage yori nami zo orihajimekeru |
On Tatsuta River’s Bank, the kerria Has bloomed, so From its face Waves have begun to weave… |
Tsunemasa
経正
竜田川紅葉葉とづる薄氷渡らばそれと中や絶えなむ
| tatsutagawa momijiba tozuru usukōri wataraba sore to naka ya taenamu |
The River Tatsuta: Scarlet leaves are sealed within Sheet ice; Should I cross would it Shatter in the centre? |
Ietaka
宇治川の瀬瀬にありてふ網代木に多くのひをもわびさするかな
| udigaFa no sese ni ari teFu aziroki ni oFoku no Fi wo mo wabisasuru kana |
On Uji River Many are the rapids, they say, so The fishing nets Have many days Of grief, too! |