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MYS V: 798

伊毛何美斯 阿布知乃波那波 知利奴倍斯 和何那久那美多 伊摩陁飛那久尓

いもがみし あふちのはなは ちりぬべし わがなくなみた いまだひなくに

imo ga misi
aputi no pana pa
tirinubesi
wa ga naku namida
imada pinaku ni
My darling’s eyes
Met chinaberry blooms,
All scattered now, though
The tears I weep
Have yet to dry…

Tabito

Daikōtaigōgū daijin kiyosuke-ason ke uta’awase 20

Round Twenty

Scarlet Leaves

Left (Tie)

秋されば暁つゆにいもが袖まきぎの山ににほふもみぢば

aki sareba
akatsuki tsuyu ni
imo ga sode
makigi no yama ni
niou momijiba
When the autumn comes,
With the dawn, the dewdrops, as
Upon a sweet girl’s sleeves,
At Makigi Mountain
Bring a lustre to the scarlet leaves…

Masashige
39

Right

下染はおなじみどりにみし程も紅葉の色のうすくこきかな

shitazome wa
onaji midori ni
mishi hodo mo
momiji no iro no
usuku koki kana
First dyed
All with green,
When I gazed upon them, now
The scarlet leaves’ hues are
Pale and vibrant both!

Kūnin
40

The Left has a lofty tone, yet the Right is still smooth. Thus, I make this a tie.

MYS VIII: 1596

A poem by Ōtomo no sukune Yakamochi when he arrived at a maiden’s gate.

妹家之 門田乎見跡 打出来之 情毛知久 照月夜鴨

いもがいへの かどたをみむと うちいでこし こころもしるく てるつくよかも

imo ga ipe no
kadota wo mimu to
uti’idekosi
kokoro mo siruku
teru tukuyo kamo
My darling’s house has
Rice fields before its door—to see them
Have I come,
My heart brightened on
A shining moonlit night!
A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
Created with Soan.

MYS II: 107

A poem presented by Prince Ōtsu to the Elder Maiden of Ishikawa.

足日木乃 山之四付二 妹待跡 吾立所沾 山之四附二

あしひきの山のしづくに妹待つとわれ立ち濡れぬ山のしづくに

asipiki no
yama no siduku ni
imo matu to
ware tatinurenu
yama no siduku ni
On the leg-wearying
Mountain, among the droplets
I await my darling, so
Standing there, I’ll be drenched
By the mountain droplets!
A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
Created with Soan.