In a reply to a letter sent by Shigeyuki at the end of autumn.
くれて行くあきのかたみに置く物はわがもとゆひの霜にぞ有りける
kureteyuku
aki no katami ni
woku mono Fa
wa ga motoyuFi no
simo ni zo arikeru | Heading into twilight
Autumn for a keepsake
Falling upon
My hair-tie is
Frost! |
Taira no Kanemori
Created with Soan.
Coming of Age 元服
むらさきのはつもとゆひにむすびおかんつるばみの衣ちとせふるまで
murasaki no
hatsu motoyui ni
musubiokan
tsurubami no kinu
chitose furu made | With violet was
Your first topknot
Tied for now;
May you wear noble, dark grey garb
Until a thousand years have passed! |
Daishin
Coming of Age 元服
むらさきのはつもとゆひをむすぶより君がくらゐの山をしぞ思ふ
murasaki no
hatsu motoyui o
musubu yori
kimi ga kurai no
yama o shi zo omou | With violet was
Your first topknot
Tied – since then
My Lord, your status
Reminds me of a mountain’s lofty heights. |
Higo
Coming of Age 元服
むらさきのやしほの色をもどかねどいつもとゆひをゆひ初むるかな
murasaki no
yashio no iro o
modokanedo
itsu motoyui o
yuihajimuru kana | This violet
Deeply dipped hue
I cannot fault, yet
When will a topknot
First be tied, I wonder! |
Tadafusa
Coming of Age 元服
こよひゆふはつもとゆひのむらさきのま袖の色にはやもなりなん
koyoi yuu
hatsu motoyui no
murasaki no
masode no iro ni
haya mo narinan | This eve is tied
Your first topknot
With violet
Hues I would your fair sleeve
Swiftly, too, be coloured! |
Nakazane
Coming of Age 元服
もとゆひのこぞめのいとをくり返し衣の色にひきやうつさん
motoyui no
kozome no ito o
kurikaeshi
koromo no iro ni
hiki ya utsusan | A topknot’s
Deeply dyed scarlet cords
Winding back and forth –
In the shade of your robe,
I wonder, will they be reflected? |
Akinaka
'Simply moving and elegant'
