Ancient Estates 故郷
さほどののさかゆるみればかげふれて古郷とこそおぼえざりけれ
| saodono no sakayuru mireba kage furete furusato to koso oboezarikere | When Sao Hall I shining see, As the shadows fall That it is an ancient estate I do not feel at all… |
Kanemasa
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Eikyū hyakushu 546
すべらぎのながゐの池は水すみてのどかにちよのかげぞ見えける
| suberagi no nagai no ike wa mizu sumite nodoka ni chiyo no kage zo miekeru | Our Sovereign’s Nagai Pond has Water so clear, that In peaceful calm a thousand generations Shape is revealed. |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 541
Ponds 池
汀にはたちもよられぬ山がつのかげはづかしき清住のいけ
| migiwa ni wa tachi mo yorarenu yamagatsu no kage hazukashiki kiyozumi no ike | The water’s edge is Unapproachable for The mountain man’s Shadow, feeling unworthy at A pond of pure water. |
Akinaka
Eikyū hyakushu 507
Hotsprings 出湯
ましららのはまの走湯うらさびていまはみゆきのかげもうつらず
| mashirara no hama no hashiriyu urasabite ima wa miyuki no kage mo utsurazu | At fair Shirara Strand the gushing hotsprings Are downcast, for Now, of an imperial visit Not even a trace shines forth… |
Nakazane
Eikyū hyakushu 399
Mandarin Ducks 鴛鴦
夜とともにおもふことなきをし鳥やかげとならびの池にすむらん
| yo to tomo ni omou koto naki oshidori ya kage to narabi no ike ni sumuran | With night’s fall Heedlessly Does the mandarin Together with his reflection Seek to dwell upon the pond? |
Daishin
Eikyū hyakushu 398
Mandarin Ducks 鴛鴦
みさびゐぬかがみの池にすむをしはみづからかげをならべてぞみる
| misabi inu kagami no ike ni sumu oshi wa mizukara kage o narabete zo miru | A rust-red stained Mirror is the pond where Dwells a mandarin: His own water-borne reflection Does he match and gaze upon… |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 397
Mandarin Ducks 鴛鴦
山河にともなきをしはかげをみてひとつがひある心ちすらしも
| yamakawa ni tomonaki oshi wa kage o mite hitotsugai aru kokochi sura shimo | In a mountain stream A mateless mandarin does See a shape and A pair Even he feels himself to be! |
Kanemasa
KKS II: 102
A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyō period.
春霞色のちぐさに見えつるはたなびく山の花のかげかも
| Farugasumi iro no tigusa ni mieturu Fa tanabiku yama no Fana no kage kamo | The haze of spring has Countless hues It does appear; Streaming across the mountains with The blossoms’ glow. |
Fujiwara no Okikaze
Eikyū hyakushu 55
The Iwashimizu Special Festival (石清水臨時祭)
きみがよののどけきかげをくみみれば流たえせぬ石清水かな
| kimi ga yo no nodokeki kage o kumi mireba nagare taesenu iwashimizu kana | When, My Lord, your reign’s Calm light I gather all together, in my sight is The endless current Of Iwashimizu. |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 3
New Year’s Day
今日よりは我をもちゐの増鏡うれしきかげをうつしてぞ見む
| kyō yori wa ware o mochi’i no masukagami ureshiki kage o utsushite zo mimu | From today Holding me within shall This glass so clear A joyous face Reflected see! |
Toshiyori