Sad thoughts.
夕凝りの霜置きにけり朝戸出にいたくし踏みて人に知らゆな
| yupu kori no simo okinikeri asa tode ni itakusi pumite pito ni sirayuna |
With the evening chill Frost has fallen; In the morning, opening the door Tread lightly, so No one will know… |
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MYS XI: 2357
朝戸出の君が足結を濡らす露原早く起き出でつつ我れも裳裾濡らさな
| asa tode no kimi ga ayupi wo nurasu tuyu para payaku oki idetutu ware mo mosuso nurasana |
In the morning, opening the door Bound up, your belt Will be drenched by the dewy fields; Swiftly rising I, too, shall venture out and Soak my skirt-hem… |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Collection
柿本人麻呂歌集
MYS X: 1925
On parting.
朝戸出の君が姿をよく見ずて長き春日を恋ひや暮らさむ
| asa tode no kimi ga sugata wo yoku mizute nagaki parupi wo kopi ya kurasamu |
In the morning, opening the door My lord’s form I could not see well, so How through this long spring day Can I live with my love? |
SZS IV: 281
Composed on the conception of the moon over the water, at the residence of Supernumerary Middle Councillor Toshitada at Katsura.
あすも来む野路の玉川萩こえて色なる浪に月やどりけり
| asu mo komu nodi no tamakaFa Fagi koete ironaru nami ni tuki yadorikeri |
The morning comes, too, To Noji’s jewelled river; Over-running the bush-clover are Motley waves where The moon does lodge. |
Minamoto no Shunrai
源俊頼
Horikawa hyakushu 926
玉鉾の朝行く道の小笹原わくるもす裾に霜冴えにけり
| tamahoko no asa yuku michi no ozasawara wakuru mo suso ni shimo saenikeri |
Jewelled-spear straight My morning’s path through The groves of young broad-leaved bamboo; Forging through upon my hem How chill lies the frost! |
Higo
MYS X: 2164
On frogs.
背を早み落ちたぎちたる白波にかはづ鳴くなり朝夕ごとに
| se wo payami otitagititaru siranami ni kapadu nakunari asayupu goto ni |
The current flows so swift There are eddies making Whitecaps where The frogs do call, Morning and evening both… |
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