From the beach at Ajiro in Ise.
磯に咲く網代の小菊汐間は玉とぞ求めむ波の下草
| iso ni saku aziro no wogiku shiFokaFi Fa tama to zo tomemu nami no sitagusa |
Blooming on the rocks Ajiro’s tiny chrysanths Between the tides are Gems that I would seek, Weeds beneath the waves… |
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Hidden Love
つつみかね袖より玉のちる時はしのぶおもひや人はみるらん
| tsutsumikane sode yori tama no chiru toki wa shinobu omoi ya hito wa miruran | I cannot bear that When from my sleeves gems Do fall, I wonder, has my secret love She seen? |
Tadafusa
宮城野のま萩が上の白露を玉にしきても宿る月かな
| miyagino no mahagi ga ue no shiratsuyu o tama ni shikitemo yadoru tsuki kana |
On Miyagi plain Upon the fair bush clover Silver dewdrops Are spread like gems Where the moon takes rest. |
Ietaka
百年を人に留むる玉なればあだにやは見る菊の上の露
| momotose wo Fito ni todomuru tama nareba ada ni ya Fa miru kiku no uFe no tuyu |
A century For folk is halted By these gems, so Can I look lightly on Dewdrops upon chrysanthemums? |
Ki no Tsurayuki
紀貫之
Composed in Settsu.
住吉の名児の浜辺に馬立てて玉拾ひしく常忘らえず
| suminoe no nago no pamae ni uma tatete tama piripisiku tune wasuraezu |
In Suminoe On the beach at Nago I halted my horse, and Gathered gems – Never will I forget it! |
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