Waterfalls 滝
梢よりおちくるたきのしらいとはよにひさにへてなるにやあるらん
| kozue yori ochikuru taki no shira’ito wa yo ni hisa ni hete naru ni ya aruran | From the treetops Come tumbling a cascade of White threads; Endlessly does this night pass by, Or so it seems, does it not? |
Nakazane
Groves 原
春の中はかすみのうちに見えしかど霧も立ちけりあをやぎのはら
| haru no naka wa kasumi no uchi ni mieshikado kiri mo tachikeri aoyagi no hara | In the midst of springtime, Within the hazes Have they appeared, yet now The mist has arisen among The willow groves. |
Nakazane
Lakes 水海
さざなみや小松にたちてみわたせばみほのみさきにたづむれて行く
| sazanami ya komatsu ni tachite miwataseba mio no misaki ni tazu mureteyuku | Rocked by wavelets Breaking on the dwarf-pines I gaze across Fair Mio point upon The flocking cranes. |
Nakazane
Stones 石
たのめなほ河せの砂としふりてまごふの石とならん世までに
| tanome nao kawase no isago toshi furite magō no ishi to naran yo made ni | Ever believe in me! Until The sand grains in the river rapids Grow old with passing years, and Over the ages their grandstones do Come into this world! |
Nakazane
Hotsprings 出湯
ましららのはまの走湯うらさびていまはみゆきのかげもうつらず
| mashirara no hama no hashiriyu urasabite ima wa miyuki no kage mo utsurazu | At fair Shirara Strand the gushing hotsprings Are downcast, for Now, of an imperial visit Not even a trace shines forth… |
Nakazane
Stars 星
日くるれば星をいただくかみにしもはらひもあへずおける霜かな
| hi kurureba hoshi o itadaku kami ni shimo harai mo aezu okeru shimo kana | When the sun grows dim, Spreading out the stars, The gods most certainly Will not sweep away The fallen frost! |
Nakazane
Clouds 雲
まぢかくてめなれし身にもありふればとほざかり行くみねの白雲
| majikakute menareshi mi ni mo arifureba tōzakariyuku mine no shirakumo | Close together and Familiar were we – that Is normal, when Growing ever distant are The white clouds o’er the peaks… |
Nakazane
Love on Parting 別恋
いづかたとゆくへもしらぬわかれぢにいかにさきだつなみだなるらん
| izukata to yukue mo shiranu wakareji ni ika ni sakidatsu namida naruran | Whither I am Bound, I know not On this path of parting Somehow, what sets off first Seem to be my tears. |
Nakazane
Love Waiting for Someone 待人恋
いまこむとたのめし人のなかりせばねてあり明の月をみましや
| ima komu to tanomeshi hito no nakariseba nete ariake no tsuki o mimashi ya | ‘I’ll be coming now,’ said The one in whom I’ve placed my trust, but He is not here, so Should I to bed and with the dawn Upon the moon rest my gaze? |
Nakazane
Love on Waking from Sleep 寝覚恋
恋ひわぶる人をし夢にあふとみるねざめくるしきさよのとこかな
| koiwaburu hito o shi yume ni au to miru nezame kurushiki sayo no toko kana | Feeling all the pains of love, When in my dreams, with her A meeting do I see, then Waking brings only pain To my bed this night so brief! |
Nakazane