On blossom.
花の雲鐘は上野か淺草歟
| hana no kumo kane wa ueno ka asakusa ka |
Lost in clouds of blossom, Is that Ueno’s bell, Or that of Asakusa? |
(1688)
Tag Archives: hana
hana ni asobu
hana ni uki yo
oranda mo
SKKS XVII: 1619
SKKS XVI: 1471
SKKS XVI: 1468
From a hundred poem sequence at the same house.
てる月も雲のよそにぞゆきめぐる花ぞこのよのひかりなりける
| teru tsuki mo kumo no yoso ni zo yuki meguru hana zo kono yo no hikari narikeru |
The shining moon Beyond the clouds Makes its way; ‘Tis blossom that to this world Give light. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
SKKS XVI: 1467
From the Poetry Contest a the home of the Lay-Priest and former Regent and Grand Minister.
春くればなをこのよこそしのばるれいつかはかゝる花をみるべき
| haru kureba nao kono yo koso shinobarure itsu ka wa kakaru hana o mirubeki |
When spring is here, Once again this world I do recall with longing; O, when such flowers Shall I see again? |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
SKKS XVI: 1466
A blossom poem, composed in a hundred poem sequence after leaving the world.
いまはわれよしのゝ山の花をこそやどの物とも見るべかりけれ
| ima wa ware yoshino no yama no hana o koso yado no mono tomo mirubekarikere |
Now I, Yoshino mountain’s Blooms As my dwelling’s I would see. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
SKKS XVI: 1459
Together with Prince Atsumichi, she went to the house of former Major Councillor Kintô and, on the following day, sent this via the messenger sent by the Prince.
おる人のそれなるからにあぢきなく見しわがやどの花のかぞする
| oru hito no sore naru kara ni ajikinaku mishi wa ga yado no hana no ka zo suru |
The one who plucked it Was you, so As something trifling Was it seen at my house Scented with the flowers’ fragrance. |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部