In a hundred poem sequnce, after the passing of [her father] Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
おのゝえのくちしむかしはとをけれどありしにもあらぬよをもふる哉
| ono no e no kuchishi mukashi wa tokeredo arishi ni mo aranu yo o mo furu kana |
My axe handle Rotted long ago In the distant past, yet It was, and now is not– And I live on in this world. |
Princess Shokushi
式子内親王
In the conception of a mountain dwelling, when she presented a hundred poem sequence.
いまはわれ松のはしらのすぎのいほにとづべき物をこけふかき袖
| ima wa ware matsu no hashira no sugi no io ni tozubeki mono o koke fukaki sode |
Now, I – In pillars of pine and A cedar roofed-hut Shall remain enclosed, Moss heavy on my sleeves. |
Princess Shokushi
式子内親王
When Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa was at the Seika-ji, Sada’ie went as the messenger accompanying the tribute-horses.
さがの山ちよのふるみちあとゝめてまたつゆわくるもち月のこま
| saga no yama chi yo no furu michi ato tomete mata tsuyu wakuru mochizuki no koma |
On the mount of Saga For a thousand generations the ancient ways Have left their mark, Once more forging through the dew comes A mount from Mochizuki. |
Sada’ie
定家
Topic unknown.
しほりせでなを山ふかくわけいらんうきこときかぬ所ありやと
| shiori sede nao yama fukaku wake iran uki koto kikanu tokoro ari to ya |
Leaving no trace Once again into the mountains’ depths I’ll make my way; Not to hear the world’s pains– I wonder, is there such a place? |
The Monk Saigyō
西行
Topic unknown.
いざこゝにわが世は經なむ菅原や伏見の里の荒れまくもおし
| iza koko ni wa ga yo Fa Fenamu sugaFara ya Fusimi no sato no aremaku mo osi |
So, here I will pass my days: The sedge beds of My estate at Fushimi are All overgrown – so sad! |
Anonymous