あふさかのせきの関屋の板びさしまばらなればや花のもるらん
| ausaka no seki no sekiya no itabisashi mabara nareba ya hana no moruran | At Meeting Hill The barrier hut’s Boarded eaves must Be fitted ill for Blossom seems to be fluttering through. |
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SZS VIII: 522
Composed saying he would pass the barrier at Meeting Hill at night.
あふ坂の関には人もなかりけりいは井の水のもるにまかせて
| aFusaka no seki ni Fa Fito mo nakarikeri iFawi no midu no moru ni makasete | At Meeting Hill’s Barrier of folk There is no sign— To the water from the rocky spring’s Guarded dripping is it entrusted… |
Hōribe no Narinaka
GSIS XI: 632
Composed on love at the barrier of Meeting Hill by His Majesty, when his gentlemen were drawing out the names of places and composing poems on them.
あふさかのなをもたのまじ恋すれば関のし水に袖はぬれけり
| aFusaka no na wo mo tanomazi koFisureba seki no simidu ni sode Fa nurekeri | Meeting Hill— An untrustworthy name, indeed! My passions Dammed, the spring waters by the barrier Have soaked my sleeves. |
Imperial Composition [Emperor Shirakawa]
KYS III: 211
Composed on the moon at dawn on the road to a barrier, while at the Shirakawa residence of the former Uji Grand Minister.
あり明の月もし水にやどりけりこよひはこえじあふさかの関
| ariake no tuki mo simizu ni yadorikeri koyoFi Fa koezi aFusaka no seki | The dawntime Moon within pure water Has lodged; Tonight I’ll not pass The barrier at Meeting Hill. |
Lord Fujiwara no Norinaga
GSS XI: 723
When, due to a confidential matter, he became unable to meet with a woman he had finally become able to see, he sent this.
あふさかの木のした露にぬれしよりわが衣手はいつもかわかず
| aFusaka no ko no sitaduyu ni nuresi yori wa ga koromode Fa itumo kawakazu | Meeting Hill’s Trees drip dewdrops and Have soaked me, so My sleeves Never will be dry. |
Lord Kanesuke
Yōzei-in uta’awase (Engi jūsan-nen kugatsu kokonoka) 14
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とどむれどいまはかぎりとゆく秋のわりなくをしくおもほゆるかな
| todomuredo ima wa kagiri to yuku aki no warinaku oshiku omohoyuru kana | It has lingered, yet Now is the end, and with Autumn’s leaving Beyond all reason, regret Do I feel! |
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あふさかのせきのもみぢし心あらばくれてゆくとも秋をとめなん
| ausaka no seki no momijishi kokoro araba kureteyuku to mo aki o tomenan | If at Meeting Hill’s Barrier autumn hues did Fill my heart, then As it passes into dusk I would hold the season here. |
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Sahyōe no suke sadafumi uta’awase 15
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おとはやまおとにききつつあふさかのせきのこなたにひとをまつかな
| otowayama oto ni kikitsutsu ausaka no seki no konata ni hito o matsu kana | As wing-beats in the mountains Do I hear tell: That on Meeting Hill Barrier’s inner side Someone does await me! |
Motokata
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そのはらやふせやにおふるははきぎのありとてゆけどあはぬきみかな
| sonohara ya fuseya ni ouru hahakigi no ari tote yukedo awanu kimi kana | At Sonohara By the rest-stop grows A sacred tree, they say; I catch a glimpse, yet Cannot meet with you! |
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