Composed on blossom.
さくらばなちらばをしけん玉ぼこの道行ぶりにをりてかざさん
sakurabana
chiraba oshiken
tamaboko no
michi yukiburi ni
orite kazasan | Should this cherry blossom
Scatter, I would regret it, so
On jewelled spear straight
Road as I go back and forth
I’ll pluck it and wear it in my hair. |
Love Separated by Distant Roads 隔遠路恋
おもひあまりゆけばはるけき玉ぼこの道のそらにもまどふ比かな
omoiamari
yukeba harukeki
tamaboko no
michi no sora ni
madou koro kana | Love-driven to desperation,
When I go, upon the distant
Jewelled-spear straight
Road within the skies
Will I ever lose my way! |
Daishin
玉鉾の朝行く道の小笹原わくるもす裾に霜冴えにけり
tamahoko no
asa yuku michi no
ozasawara
wakuru mo suso ni
shimo saenikeri |
Jewelled-spear straight
My morning’s path through
The groves of young broad-leaved bamboo;
Forging through upon my hem
How chill lies the frost! |
Higo
'Simply moving and elegant'
