Dwarf Bamboo 小篠
山川の岩まのささのひたすらにしのびしふしはあらはれにけり
yamakawa no
iwama no sasa no
hitasura ni
shinobishi fushi wa
arawarenikeri | Along a mountain stream
From the cracks between the crags, dwarf bamboo
Earnestly
Its once hidden knots
Has displayed! |
Toshiyori
Mandarin Ducks 鴛鴦
山河にともなきをしはかげをみてひとつがひある心ちすらしも
yamakawa ni
tomonaki oshi wa
kage o mite
hitotsugai aru
kokochi sura shimo | In a mountain stream
A mateless mandarin does
See a shape and
A pair
Even he feels himself to be! |
Kanemasa
花の散り紅葉流るる山川も人を渡さむためとこそ聞け
hana no chiri
momiji nagaruru
yamakawa mo
hito o watasamu
tame to koso kike |
Blossoms fall, and
Flowing scarlet leaves
This mountain stream
Would hand to her –
That is what it sounds like! |
Fujiwara no Shunzei
'Simply moving and elegant'