Autumn Mountains 秋山
紅葉ばのくれなゐふかき秋山に心をそめておもひぬるかな
| momijiba no kurenai fukaki akiyama ni kokoro o somete omoinuru kana | The turning leaves’ Scarlet in the depths of The autumn mountains Has dyed my heart and Completely filled my thoughts! |
Higo
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Eikyū hyakushu 293
Scented Grasses 草香
わかそてにくさのかうつるあきのののたひねのとこはなつかしきかな
| wa ga sode ni kusa no kō utsuru aki no no no tabine no toko wa natsukashiki kana | To my sleeves Has shifted the scent of grasses; In a meadow in autumn Did I bed down on my travels – O, how fondly I recall that now! |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 286
Reaped Rice Fields 稂田
見わたせば山田の稂またはえてほにいづる程になりにけるかな
| miwataseba yamada no hitsuchi mata haete ho ni izuru hodo ni narinikeru kana | When I gaze across The stubble on the mountain paddies, Yet still growing and Ripening into ears It is! |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 272
Storms 嵐
蔀やまおろす嵐のはげしきに柴のとぼそもあけぬ比かな
| shitomi yama orosu arashi no hageshiki ni shiba no toboso mo akenu koro kana | My shutters – the wild mountain Storm wind is So fierce – Their brushwood barrier I’ll not open now! |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 265
The Moon at Dawn 暁月
有明の月の光をともにしてまだふみなれぬ山路にぞいる
| ariake no tsuki no hikari o tomo ni shite mada fuminarenu yamaji ni zo iru | At dawn The moon’s light Does keep me company On yet untrodden Mountain paths upon my way. |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 258
Autumn Nights 秋夜
秋の夜をあけがたしとはひとりぬるの旅の空にぞ思ひしらるる
| aki no yo o akegatashi to wa hitori nuru tabi no mado ni zo omoishiraruru | An autumn night Has no dawn, they say; Sleeping solo On my travels, my window Has shown this to be so true. |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 244
The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month (八月十五夜)
秋の夜の月は海よりいづればやしほと友にはみちまさるらん
| aki no yo no tsuki wa umi yori izureba ya shio to tomo ni wa michimasaruran | On an autumn night does The moon from the sea Emerge? Together with the tide Does it seem most full! |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 237
The Morning after Tanabata (七夕後朝)
七夕のあかぬわかれをおもひやる－我がころもでは露けかりけり
| tanabata no akanu wakare o omoiyaru wa ga koromode wa tsuyukekarikeri | On the Weaver Maid’s Longing-filled parting My thoughts do dwell; My sleeves wet with Fallen dew. |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 230
Autumn Winds 秋風
うらぶれてかさねぬ袖は秋かぜのたつにつけてぞ物はかなしき
| uraburete kasanenu sode wa akikaze no tatsu ni tsukete zo mono wa kanashiki | Weighed down with sorrow, and With no sleeves to pile together, The autumn wind’s First gust Turns all to sadness. |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 209
Water Rails (鼃)
おぼつかなうはの空にやちぎりけむいづくともなくたたく水鶏は
| obotsukana uwa no sora ni ya chigirikemu izuku tomonaku tataku kuina wa | How strange! Has he to the skies above Made a vow? Here and everywhere A’knocking is the water rail… |
Higo