On the tenth day of the Eighth Month, Kanna 1,[1] His Majesty[2] entered the Courtiers’ Hall briefly and divided the gentlemen in attendance into teams for a poetry contest. His Majesty’s partner was Supernumerary Middle Counsellor Kintō, and he provided of the four topics. Judgements were by Koreshige.
Moon
Left (Win)
あきのよのつきにこころはあくがれてくもゐにものをおもふころかな
aki no yo no On an autumn night
His Majesty
Right
いつもみるつきぞとおもへどあきのよはいかなるかげをそふるなるらん
itsumo miru Every time I see
Lord Kintō
[1] 28.8.985
[2] Emperor Kazan 花山 (968-1008; r. 984-986).
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 When, My Lord, your reign’s
Higo
On the moonlight flooding over a ruined place
かくばかり風は吹けども板の間もあはぬは月の影さへぞもる
kaku bakari So strongly
Izumi Shikibu
Composed when a man who had said she could definitely rely on him to come with the evening, said she would not see him until the 20th of the month.
契りおきし人も梢の木間よりたのめぬ月の影ぞもりくる
tigiri okisi
He promised, but
Horikawa, from the Regent’s Household
いづ方へ思ひやらまし秋の夜の空にもあまる月の光を
izukata e
In which direction
咲きにけり苗代水に影見えて田中の里の山吹の花
sakinikeri
So, they have bloomed;
Taikenmon’in Horikawa
夜もすがら山田の庵は稲妻の光をのみや－灯火にする
yomosugara
All throughout the night
さと遠み山田のいほはいなづまのひかりのもるをともとみるかな
sato tōmi Far from home
Higo, from the Residence of the Kyōgoku Regent
目もかれずまもる山田のいなづまのひかりにふれてただならずみゆ
me mo karezu Still fresh to my eyes,
Toshiyori
Lightning 稲妻
秋の夜のいなばの露にはいなづまのひかりをやどす程は我が身か
aki no yo no On an autumn night
Nakazane
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