Composed as a poem on haze.
見渡せばそこと印の杉もなし霞のうちや三輪の山本
| miwataseba soko to sirusi no sugi mo nasi kasumi no uti ya miwa no yamamoto |
When I gaze across As sentinels there No cedars stand; Are you within the haze, O, Miwa Mountain’s foot? |
Captain of the Middle Palace Guards, Left Division, [Fujiwara no] Takafusa
左兵衛督隆房
A poem composed after the cremation of Cloistered Retired Emperor En’yū at Murasakino, when recalling how His Majesty had travelled there for the Day of the Rat the year before.
紫野雲のかけても思ひきや春の霞になして見むとは
| murasaki no kumo no kaketemo omoFiki ya Faru no kasumi ni nasite mimu to Fa |
At Murasakino Clouds covering all Did I recall? The haze of spring Have they become when I see them now… |
Major Captain of the Left [Fujiwara no] Asamitsu
左大将[藤原]朝光
Composed on something he had seen once.
三島野に霞たなびきしかすがに昨日も今日も雪は降りつつ
| misimano ni kasumi tanabiki sikasuga ni kinopu mo kepu mo yuki pa puritutu |
Across Mishima Plain Trails haze Yet even so Yesterday, and today, too, The snow is falling. |
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
Composed when it was said that a poetry competition was to be held at the residence of the Ninna Middle Captain Lady of the Bedchamber.
花のちることやわびしき春霞たつたの山のうぐひすのこゑ
| Fana no tiru koto ya wabisiki Farugasumi tatuta no yama no uguFisu no kowe |
The falling of the flowers Is sad, indeed; In the spring haze On Tatsuta Mountain A warbler cries… |
Fujiwara no Chikage
さいたづままだうら若きみ吉野の霞がくれに雉子鳴くなり
| saitaduma mada urawakaki miyosino no kasumigakure ni kigisu nakunari |
The fleeceflower is Yet fresh and green In fair Yoshino, where Hidden in the haze The pheasants call. |
中空に雪もやられずおぼつかな霞はれせぬ志賀の山越
| nakazora ni yuki mo yararezu obotsukana kasumi haresenu shiga no yamagoe |
In the centre of the skies There is no snow at all, but Hidden Ever in the haze is The path across the Shiga Mountains. |
たちわたる峯の霞はもろともに志賀の 山越するにやあるらむ
| tachiwataru mine no kasumi wa morotomo ni shiga no yamagoe suru ni ya aruramu |
Rising all around Do the hazes on the peak All together Along the path across the Shiga Mountains Find their way, I wonder? |
霞もや明けゆく空を惜しむらむ心ぼそげに立ちわたるかな
| kasumi mo ya akeyuku sora o oshimuramu kokorobosogeni tachiwataru kana |
Does the haze, too The lightening of the sky Regret, I wonder? In sad solitude It arises… |
Tsune’ie
ともかほに鶯ばかりおとづれて霞にむせぶ春の山里
| tomogao ni uguisu bakari otozurete kasumi ni musebu haru no yamazato |
The only friendly face is The bush warbler Come visiting This haze-choked Mountain retreat in springtime! |
Cloistered Imperial Prince Shukaku (1150-1202)
守覚法親王
沢田川真木のつきはしなかたえて霞ぞ渡る春の曙
| sawadagawa maki no tsugihashi nakadaete kasumi zo wataru haru no akebono |
At Sawada River The bridge of boards Has broken in the middle, and Only the haze does cross On this spring dawn. |