Composed at the time a hundred poem sequence was presented, during the reign of former Emperor Horikawa.
山里は淋しかりけり木枯らしの吹く夕暮の日暮の声
| yamazato Fa sabisikarikeri kogarasi no Fuku yuFugure no Figurasi no kowe |
A mountain dwelling Seems lonely: When the chill winter wind Blows on an evening with The sunset cicadas’ song… |
Fujiwara no Nakazane
藤原仲実
人知れぬ思ひするがの國にこそ身をこがらしのもりはありけれ
| Fito sirenu omoFi suruga no kuni ni koso mi wo kogarasi no mori Fa arikere |
Unknown to all, I love, as in Suruga Province, Kogarashi Forest, burning with wind Fanned fire, does lie. |
Left (Tie).
うつろはむ色をかぎりに三室山時雨もしらぬ世を頼むかな
| utsurowamu iro o kagiri ni mimuroyama shigure mo shiranu yo o tanomu kana |
The fading Hues of our passion our end Do mark: at Mimuro mountain, A world ignorant of such showers Is what I long for. |
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Right (Tie).
消えわびぬうつろふ人の秋の色に身をこがらしの杜の下露
| kiewabinu utsurou hito no aki no iro ni mi o kogarashi no mori no shimotsuyu |
Fading and gone am I! My fickle love, Sated, in autumn hues Kogarashi Forest, burning with wind Fanned fire, and drenched in dew. |
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