Fulling clothes at an ancient estate
みよしのの山した風のさむきよをたれ故郷に衣うつらん
miyoshino no
yamashita kaze no
samuki yo o
tare furusato ni
koromo utsuran | In fair Yoshino
The wind down the mountains
Is chill at night—
Who is it at this ancient estate
That might be fulling clothes? |
Fallen blossom at a spot famous for it.
さくらばなうつろふ時はみよし野の山した風に雪ぞ降りける
sakurabana
utsurou toki wa
miyoshino no
yamashita kaze ni
yuki zo furikeru | When the cherry blossom
Fades from
Fair Yoshino,
Below the mountain, the breeze
Is filled with falling snow! |
Created with Soan.
On the conception of fulling clothes.
みよしのの山のあきかぜさ夜ふけて故郷さむくころもうつなり
miyoshino no
yama no akikaze
sayo fukete
furusato samuku
koromo utsunari | On fair Yoshino
Mountain the autumn wind
Marks a brief night’s end,
For in this ancient place the chill
Carries the sound of fulling cloth. |
Consultant Masatsune
Created with Soan.
'Simply moving and elegant'
