山賤の背面に立つる蚊遣り火の下に燻りてやみぬべきかな
| yamagatu no sotomo ni taturu kayaribi no sita ni kuyurite yaminubeki kana |
A mountain man: Behind him stands A smudge fire Drifting down – Has he halted it, I wonder! |
Kawachi, from the household of the Former Ise Virgin
前斎宮河内
雲かかるとをちのさとのかやりびは煙たつとも見えぬなりけり
| kumo kakaru tōchi no sato no kayaribi wa keburi tatsutomo mienunarikeri |
Draped with cloud In far distant Tōchi From the smudge pots Smoke rises, yet Indeed, I see it not! |
Minamoto no Moritoki
源師時
(1077-1136)
Again, the man:
うへにのみおろかにもゆるかやり火のよにもそこには思ひこがれし
| ue ni nomi oroka ni moyuru kayaribi no yo ni mo soko ni wa omoikogareshi |
On the surface alone Perfunctorily smouldering As a smudge-pot And certainly not from the depths Do you burn with passion! |
Anonymous