In the conception of love, from a hundred poem sequence.
わがこひはあふをかぎりのたのみだにゆくゑもしらぬそらのうき雲
| wa ga koi wa au o kagiri no tanomi dani yukue mo shiranu sora no ukigumo |
In my yearning, A meeting is all I hope for; Going, I know not where, Are the clouds drifting in the skies. |
Commander of the Bodyguards of the Right [Minamoto no] Michitomo
On the moon at dawn, during the Kasuga Poetry Contest:
霜こほる袖にもかげはのこりけりつゆよりなれしありあけの月
| shio kôru sode ni mo kage wa nokorikeri tsuyu yori nareshi ariake no tsuki |
From frost frozen Sleeves, your glitter Arises. Accustomed to rising from dewdrops, O, daybreak moon. |
Commander of the Bodyguards of the Right [Minamoto no] Michitomo (1171-1227)
From the Poetry Contest in 1500 Rounds.
あはれまたいかにしのばん袖のつゆ野はらの風に秋はきにけり
| aware mata ikani shinoban sode no tsuyu nohara no kaze ni aki wa kinikeri |
Ahh, how Can I stop The dew upon my sleeves? In the wind upon the fields I feel the coming autumn. |
Commander of the Bodyguards of the Right [Minamoto no] Michitomo (1171-1227)