Composed as a love poem, when she presented a hundred poem sequence.
あら磯の岩にくだくる浪なれやつれなき人にかくる心は
| ara’iso no iFa ni kudakuru nami nare ya turenaki Fito ni kakuru kokoro Fa | Along the stony shore Upon the rocks shattering Are the waves—just like That cruel man does Break my heart, perhaps? |
Taikenmon’in Horikawa
Sent to the house of a lady whom another man was visiting regularly.
われならぬ人に心をつくば山したにかよはむ道だにやなき
| ware naranu hito ni kokoro o tsukubayama shita ni kayowamu michi dani ya naki | ‘Tis not I, but Another man your heart Holds close—Tsukuba Mountain Has secret paths to go back and forth, But is there none for me? |
Lord Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu
Composed on the conception of love at the end of the Third Month.
春はをし人はこよひとたのむればおもひわづらふ今日のくれかな
| Faru Fa wosi Fito Fa koyoi to tanomureba omoFiwazuraFu keFu no kure kana | Regretting the departure of spring, and Tonight, my man Expecting, Wracked with painful thoughts Does today reach its dusk! |
The Minister of the Centre
Sent as a reply to someone who said he would visit, after failing to come for a long time.
おもひいでてたれをか人のたづねましうきにたへたるいのちならずは
| omoFi’idete tare wo ka Fito no tadunemasi uki ni taFetaru inoti narazu Fa | Thinking back, Who is this man Seeking to come a’visiting? Ever enduring cruelty is Not how I spend my life… |
Handmaid Koshikibu
He had paid a visit to the house of an acquaintance where there was a plum tree. ‘When it blooms, I will certainly invite you to come,’ he was told, but when no letter arrived…
梅花今は盛りになりぬらんたのめし人のをとづれもせぬ
| mume no Fana ima Fa sakarini narinuran tanomesi Fito no wotodure mo senu | The plum blossom Is now profusely Blooming, it seems, but From the man I trusted Comes no note, at all… |
The Suzakuin Prince and Minister for War [Atsukata/Atsumoto]