When a man returned home hurriedly after arriving during the night.
休はでたつにたてうき槇の戸をさしも思はぬ人も有りけり
yasuraFade
With no hesitation
Izumi Shikibu
When a man came in the middle of the night, he returned home after hearing that she was asleep; the following morning, on learning what had happened, she composed this in response to the man’s explanation.
ふしにけりさしも思はゞ笛竹の音をぞせまし夜更けたりとも
Fusinikeri
‘Tis true I was abed;bamboo flute ,
Izumi Shikibu
Sent to a man who had caused her nothing but grief.
白露もゆめもこの世も幻もたとへていはゞ久しかりけり
sira tuyu mo
Silver dewdrops,
Izumi Shikibu
Topic unknown.
刈藻かき臥猪の床のいを安みさこそねざらめ斯らずもがな
karumo kaki
Trampling down the dry grasses
Izumi Shikibu
Topic unknown.
人の身も戀にはかへつ夏蟲のあらはに燃ゆとみえぬ計ぞ
Fito no mi mo
Folk their hearts
Izumi Shikibu
Topic unknown.
さまざまに思ふ心はあるものをおしひたすらにぬるゝ袖かな
samazama ni
Varied are
Izumi Shikibu
Topic unknown.
涙川おなじ身よりは流るれど戀をばけたぬ物にぞ有ける
namidagaFa
This river of tears
Izumi Shikibu
Topic unknown.
君こふる心はちゞに碎くれど一もうせぬ物にぞありける
kimi koFuru
In love with you
Izumi Shikibu
Topic unknown.
類なく憂き身なりけり思知る人だにあらばとひこそはせめ
taguFinaku
There’s no equal to
Izumi Shikibu
Sent to someone on the Fifth day of the Fifth Month .
ひたすらに軒の菖蒲のつくづくと思へばねのみかゝる袖かな
Fitasura ni
Completely upon
Izumi Shikibu
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