Love on Waking from Sleep 寝覚恋
おもふことなぐさむばかりかたらばやねさめの床の枕つたへは
omou koto
nagusamu bakari
kataraba ya
nezame no toko no
makura tsutae wa | My thoughts
Alone do bring my comfort;
Were I to relate them, then
On waking, in my bed
‘Twould be to my pillow! |
Daishin
Love on Waking from Sleep 寝覚恋
うきしづみ身のおき所なき物はねざめの恋の枕なりけり
ukishizumi
mi no okidokoro
naki mono wa
nezame no koi no
makura narikeri | Floating, then sinking,
With no steady
Spot at all –
When in love and I awaken, that
Is how my pillow is. |
Higo
Love on Waking from Sleep 寝覚恋
夢にさへ涙せきあへぬ身にしあればねてもさめてもぬるる袖かな
yume ni sae
namida seki’aenu
mi ni shi areba
netemo sametemo
nururu sode kana | Even in my dreams
My tears will not be dammed –
Such is my lot, so
Sleeping and waking both
Have I soaking sleeves! |
Kanemasa
Love on Waking from Sleep 寝覚恋
わすれずと人やは夜におどろかす何とてしつるねざめなるらん
wasurezu to
hito ya wa yoru ni
odorokasu
nani tote shitsuru
nezame naruran | I’ll not forget you –
Did she say that in the night?
But how surprising
Was how her words pained me
On waking… |
Tadafusa
Love on Waking from Sleep 寝覚恋
あさましやねざめてみれば跡もなし夢なりけりな袖はひつるも
asamashi ya
nezamete mireba
ato mo nashi
yume narikeri na
sode wa hitsuru mo | How terrible it is!
On waking, when I see
No trace left behind
Of my dreams –
Even my sleeves completely dry… |
Toshiyori
Love on Waking from Sleep 寝覚恋
恋ひわぶる人をし夢にあふとみるねざめくるしきさよのとこかな
koiwaburu
hito o shi yume ni
au to miru
nezame kurushiki
sayo no toko kana | Feeling all the pains of love,
When in my dreams, with her
A meeting do I see, then
Waking brings only pain
To my bed this night so brief! |
Nakazane
Love on Waking from Sleep 寝覚恋
うちふさでおもひあかさむ中中にねざむるたびにくるしかりけり
uchifusade
omoi’akasamu
nakanaka ni
nezamuru tabi ni
kurushikarikeri | Unable to lie down and
Burning with passion until the dawn,
Truly
Whenever I fall asleep – that
Is when I hurt the most. |
Akifusa
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