Composed on early summer rain, while at the estate of Minister of the Emperor’s Household Tsunenaga at Katsurayama.
梅雨は見えし小笹の原もなしあさかの沼の心地のみして
| samidare Fa miesi wozasa no Fara mo nasi asaka no numa no kokoti nomi site |
Summer showers Have I seen, but broad-leaved bamboo Groves are there none; Asaka marsh is Simply what this feels like! |
Fujiwara no Norinaga
藤原範永
五月雨は水上まさる泉川笠置の山も雲隠れつつ
| samidare wa minakami masaru izumigawa kasaki no yama mo kumogakuretsutsu |
In the drizzling rain The waters are high Upon the River Izumi; Mount Kasagi, too, Is hidden by the clouds. |
Fujiwara no Shunzei
藤原俊成
真菰草高瀬の淀に茂れども末葉も見えぬ五月雨のころ
| makomogusa takase no yodo ni shigeredomo sueba mo mienu samidare no koro |
The rushes Where the Yodo meets Takase Are lush, indeed, yet The fronds are hidden In this time of showers… |
Taikenmon’in horikawa
待賢門院堀河
いかにして真菰を刈らむ五月雨に高瀬の淀も水まさりけり
| ika ni shite makomo o karamu samidare ni takase no yodo mo mizu masarikeri |
What am I to do? I would reap rushes In the rain Where the Yodo meets Takase, But the waters have risen high… |
Minamoto no Morotoki
源師時
五月雨に畔の細道水深み田中の里は人ぞ通はぬ
| samidare ni aze no Fosomiti midu Fukami tanaka no sato Fa Fito zo kayoFanu |
In the drizzle Above the narrow paths between the paddies So deep is the water that The dwelling within the rice fields Is visited by no one at all… |
五月雨は宿につく間の菖蒲草軒の雫に枯れしとぞ思ふ
| samidare wa yado ni tsuku ma no ayamegusa noki no shizuku ni kareshi to zo omou |
When the showers Touch my roof The sweet-flags by Droplets on the eaves Are all dried up, I feel! |
Ōe no Masafusa
Summer Garb (夏衣)
五月雨にぬれにけらしな夏衣ひとへひがきにかけてほさなん
| samidare ni nurenikerashi na natsugoromo hitoe higaki ni kakete hosanan |
By summer showers Does seem drenched This summer garb: A single layer upon the cypress fence – Hanging there to dry… |
Tadafusa
五月雨に水越えにけり沢田川くに宮人の渡す高橋
| samidare ni mizu koenikeri sawadagawa kunimiyabito no watasu takahashi |
In the showers Has it crossed the waters At Sawada River: The capital folk- Built great bridge! |
A poem composed on the conception of showers at a poetry competition held at the house of Lord Toshitada.
五月雨に水まさるらし沢田川真木の継橋うきぬばかりに
| samidare ni midu masarurasi sawadagaFa maki no tugiFasi ukinu bakari ni |
In the showers The waters seem to rise so high At Sawada River That the bridge of boards Does just float upon it! |
Fujiwara no Akinaka (1059-1129)
藤原顕仲
This poem is also:
Sakon gonchūjō toshitada ason ke uta’awase 6
左近権中将俊忠朝臣家歌合
(‘Poetry Contest held at the Residence of Lord Toshitada, Provisional Middle Captain of the Inner Palace Guards, Left Division’; 1104)
もがみがははやくぞまさる天雲ののぼれはくだる五月雨のころ
| mogamigawa hayaku zo masaru amagumo no noboreba kudaru samidare no koro |
The River Mogami Flows exceeding fast; Clouds within the heavens Rise and fall With the summer rains round now… |
Yoshida Kenkō
吉田兼好