Composed watching the Gosechi dancing maidens.
あまつかぜ雲のかよひぢ吹きとぢよをとめのすがたしばしとどめむ
| ama tu kaze kumo no kayoFidi Fukitodi yo wotome no sugata sibasi todomemu |
O, Heaven’s winds, The pathways of the clouds Seal up! Let these maiden forms Be held here a little while! |
Yoshimine no Munesada (Archbishop Henjō)
良岑宗貞（僧正遍照）
Composed on the occasion of a visit to Ōharano by the Nijō Empress, when she was still known as the Mother of the Crown Prince.
おほはらやをしほの山もけふこそは神世の事も思ひいづらめ
| oFoFara ya wosiFo no yama mo keFu koso Fa kamiyo no koto mo omoFi idurame |
At Ohara, Even Mount Oshio will On this special day The doings of the Age of Gods Bring back to mind, I’d say! |
Narihira
業平
Deciding to send an over-robe as a gift to the husband of his wife’s younger sister, he composed this and sent it along with it.
紫の色こき時はめもはるに野なる草木ぞわかれざりける
| murasaki no iro koki toki Fa me mo Faru ni no naru kusaki zo wakarezarikeru |
The purple Hue is deep-now is the time Every sprouting shoot-seen from afar Throughout the fields-of trees and plants Is equally dear. |
Narihira
業平