すずむしのこゑにぞあかぬたまさかにゆきあふよひのかげをまつにも
| suzumushi no koe ni zo akanu tamasaka ni yukiau yoi no kage o matsu ni mo | Of the bell crickets’ Song, I never tire— Even when a rare Night’s coming together In moonlight I do await… |
Lady Jijū
Tag Archives: night
SZS III: 176
At a time when he produced a Hundred Poem Sequence, His Majesty composed this as a poem on orange blossoms.
五月雨にはなたちばなのかをる夜は月すむ秋もさもあらばあれ
| samidare ni hanatachibana no kaoru yo wa tsuki sumu aki mo sa mo araba are | Early summer showers fall, and Orange blossom Scents the night; The clear, bright moon of autumn Hardly seems to match it… |
Emperor Sutoku
SZS III: 173
Topic unknown.
うき雲のいざよふよひの村雨におひ風しるくにほふたちばな
| ukigumo no izayou yoi no murasame ni oikaze shiruku niou tachibana | Drifting clouds Trail through the night Bringing a summer shower and On the pursuing breeze, clearly, The scent of orange blossom. |
Fujiwara no Iemoto
Eikyū hyakushu 659
Seafolk 泉郎
夜とともにもしほたれつつすまのあまの心づからや袖ぬらすらん
| yo to tomo ni moshio taretsutsu suma no ama no kokorozukara ya sode nurasuran | Every night Wringing brine from seaweed Do the seafolk at Suma From their own hearts Drench their sleeves, I wonder? |
Daishin
Eikyū hyakushu 614
The Seventh Night 七夜
たけならぬ二葉の松のおひ初めてこよひ七夜になりにけるかな
| take naranu futaba no matsu no oisomete koyoi nanayo ni narinikeru kana | A tiny New-leafed pine Begins to age From this seventh night that It has reached! |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 576
Katsura 桂
あまの原いつ時雨れして秋の夜の月のかつらもあかくなるらん
| ama no hara itsu shigureshite aki no yo no tsuki no katsura mo akakunaruran | Upon the plain of Heaven When will drizzle fall? For On an autumn night The silver trees upon the moon Do seem to shine more bright! |
Akinaka
Eikyū hyakushu 542
Ponds 池
冬さむみにほ鳥すだく原の池も世にむすぼるる氷りしにけり
| fuyu samumi niodori sudaku hara no ike mo yo ni musubōruru kōrishinikeri | In the winter’s chill Even the waterfowl cluttered Ponds upon the plain Have grown thick at night With frozen ice. |
Nakazane
Eikyū hyakushu 527
Groves 原
谷おろしの風しやみねばよとともにおきつがはらにくぬぎ波だつ
| tani’oroshi no kaze shi yamineba yo to tomo ni okitsu ga hara ni kunugi namidatsu | From down the valley The breeze has ceased, so now With the fall of night Across plain at Okitsu Waves run through the chestnut oaks. |
Akinaka
Eikyū hyakushu 474
Love on Waking from Sleep 寝覚恋
わすれずと人やは夜におどろかす何とてしつるねざめなるらん
| wasurezu to hito ya wa yoru ni odorokasu nani tote shitsuru nezame naruran | I’ll not forget you – Did she say that in the night? But how surprising Was how her words pained me On waking… |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 435
Love Interrupted by a Single Night 隔一夜恋
くれ竹の一夜ばかりをへだつればおきふしやすきいやはねらるる
| kuretake no hito yo bakari o hedatsureba okifushi ya suki iya haneraruru | A bamboo stalk – Just the span of a single night Does stand between us, so Is lying in my bed a joy? No – I rejected it completely! |
Daishin