Composed at the bridge at Nagara.
橋柱ながらましかば流れての名をこそ聞かめ跡を見ましや
| Fasibasira nagaramasikaba nagarete no na wo koso kikame ato wo mimasi ya |
These bridge pillars Were there not at Nagara, Should the current of the world Bring the name to one’s ears, Would one even see its traces? |
Former Major Councillor Kintō
前大納言公任
Topic unknown.
霜置かぬ袖だにさゆる冬の夜に鴨の上毛を思ひこそやれ
| simo wokanu sode dani sayuru Fuyu no yo ni kamo no uFage wo omoFi koso yare |
Frost has not fallen On my sleeves, yet, how cold they are This winter’s night, The down-clad ducks, Come to my mind… |
Captain of the Outer Palace Guards, Right Division, [Fujiwara no] Kintō.
When he had gone to view the blossoms blooming beautifully at his villa in Kitashirakawa, and a number of other people arrived:
春來てぞ人も訪ひける山里は花こそ宿の主なりけれ
| Faru kite zo Fito mo toFikeru yamazato Fa Fana koso yado no aruzi narikere |
Spring is come, and Folk visiting, too: At this mountain home, ‘Tis the blossoms are the house’s Master! |
Assistant Captain of the Outer Palace Guards, Right Division, Kintō