On the 13th night of the Ninth Month.
今宵はと心え顔に澄む月の光もてなす菊の白露
| koyoi wa to kokoro egao ni sumu tsuki no hikari motenasu kiku no shiratsuyu |
“Tonight is it!” Knowingly The limpid moon’s Light garlands Silver dewfall on the chrysanthemums. |
Saigyō
西行
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Sankashū 361
When he was composing a large number of poems about the moon.
なかなかにときどき雲のかかるこそ月をもてなす飾りなりけれ
| nakanaka ni tokidoki kumo no kakaru koso tsuki o motenasu kazari narikere |
Truly On occasion the clouds Do drape In garlands on the moon And do decorate it! |
Saigyō
西行
Sankashū 1426
Said to be composed at Ryūmon.
瀬を早み宮滝川を渡り行けば心の底の澄む心地する
| se o hayami miyatakegawa o watari yukeba kokoro no soko no sumu kokochi suru |
The rapids run so fast On the River Miyatake, that Crossing it, To my heart’s depths Brings a feeling of freshness. |
Saigyō
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Sankashū 1503
[One of] Ten poems lamenting his circumstances.
いざさらば盛り思ふもほどもあらじ藐姑射が峯の花にむつれし
| iza saraba sakari omou mo hodo mo araji hakoya ga mine ni hana ni mutsureshi |
So, then, so be it! To reach full bloom, I feel, Time I lack, but Atop Hakoya peak The flowers were dear to me, indeed… |
Saigyō
西行
Fubokushō XXVIII: 13481
刈り残す水の真菰に隱ろへてかげもち顔に鳴く蛙かな
| karinokosu mizu no makomo ni kakuroete kagemochigao ni naku kawazu kana |
Unreaped remnants Of wild rice in the water Conceal The contentedly Croaking frogs! |
Saigyō
This poem is also Sankashū 1018.
Sankashū 1011
Topic unknown.
むつのくの奥ゆかしくぞ思ほゆる壺の石文そとの浜風
| mutunoku no oku yukasiku zo omoFoyuru tubo no isibumi soto no Famakaze |
Michinoku’s Heart, I long For in Tsubo-no-ishibumi, where The wind blows from off the beach. |
Saigyō
Sankashū 1131
On the twentieth day of the Tenth Month, when I had gone to Hiraizumi, the snow was falling and stormy winds were blowing hard, and it was most extraordinarily desolate. Nevertheless, I wanted to see the River Robe as soon as possible and went there to take a look. When I arrived on the river bank, I got the feeling I was gazing upon something most different from the norm, when wandering near Koromo Castle. The riverbank was covered with ice, and it was particularly moving.
とりわきて心もしみてさえぞわたる衣河みにきたるけふしも
| toriwakite kokoro mo shimite sae zo wataru koromogawa mi ni kitaru kyō shimo |
How deeply Sunk within my heart Is the frost across The River Robe; Especially on this day I have come to gaze upon it! |
Saigyō
西行
SKKS XX: 1978
Composed on examining his own heart.
やみはれて心のそらにすむ月はにしの山べやちかくなるらん
| yami harete kokoro no sora ni sumu tsuki wa nishi no yamabe ya chikaku naruran |
Darkness has lifted and In the sky that is my heart Dwells the moon– To the western mountains’ edge It does, perhaps, draw near. |
The Monk Saigyō
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SKKS XX: 1976
His reply:
たちいらで雲まをわけし月かげはまたぬけしきやそらにみえけん
| tachi irade kumoma o wakeshi tsuki kage wa matanu keshiki ya sora ni mieken |
Not entering in, but Passing ‘tween the clouds, The moonlight, That you had failed to wait, Saw from the skies, perhaps? |
The Monk Saigyō
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SKKS XIX: 1879
Composed on seeing the moon, when he had gone to Tsukiyomi Shrine in Ise on a pilgrimage.
さやかなるわしのたかねの雲井よりかげやはらぐる月よみのもり
| sayakanaru washi no takane no kumoi yori kage yawaraguru tsukiyomi no mori |
How clear, From the eagles’ lofty peak Through the clouds A gentle light upon The forest of Tsukiyomi. |
The Monk Saigyō
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