あふさかの関の山みちこえわびぬ昨日も今日も雪しつもれば
| ausaka no seki no yamamichi koewabinu kinō mo kyō mo yuki shi tsumoreba | At Meeting Hill The mountain trail up to the barrier Would be a trial to pass, For yesterday and today, too, ‘Tis piled with drifted snow… |
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Kinkai wakashū 472
Kinkai wakashū 335
Kinkai wakashū 138
SZS VIII: 522
Composed saying he would pass the barrier at Meeting Hill at night.
あふ坂の関には人もなかりけりいは井の水のもるにまかせて
| aFusaka no seki ni Fa Fito mo nakarikeri iFawi no midu no moru ni makasete | At Meeting Hill’s Barrier of folk There is no sign— To the water from the rocky spring’s Guarded dripping is it entrusted… |
Hōribe no Narinaka
SIS VI: 339
When he was passing the barrier at Shirakawa on the way to Michinoku.
たよりあらばいかでみやこへつげやらむけふしらかはの関はこえぬと
| tayori araba ikade miyako Fe tuge yaramu keFu sirakaFa no seki Fa koenu to | Had I but a messenger Somehow, to the capital I would send word— That today the Shirakawa Barrier I have passed through… |
Taira no Kanemori
GSIS IX: 518
Composed at the Shirakawa Barrier, when he had gone to Michinoku.
宮こをばかすみとともにたちしかどあきかぜぞ吹くしらかはのせき
| miyako woba kasumi to tomo ni tatisikado akikaze zo Fuku sirakaFa no seki | From the capital Together with the haze Did I depart, yet The autumn wind, indeed, is blowing At the Barrier of Shirakawa! |
Monk Nōin
KYS III: 211
Composed on the moon at dawn on the road to a barrier, while at the Shirakawa residence of the former Uji Grand Minister.
あり明の月もし水にやどりけりこよひはこえじあふさかの関
| ariake no tuki mo simizu ni yadorikeri koyoFi Fa koezi aFusaka no seki | The dawntime Moon within pure water Has lodged; Tonight I’ll not pass The barrier at Meeting Hill. |
Lord Fujiwara no Norinaga
Yōzei-in uta’awase (Engi jūsan-nen kugatsu kokonoka) 18
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紅葉ばのながるる河をおしなべてせきぞとどむる秋のをしさに
| momijiba no nagaruru kawa o oshinabete seki zo todomuru aki no oshisa ni | Scarlet leaves Flow down the river Everywhere and anywhere, Halting at the fishing weir, All the regrets of autumn… |
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ちらすなる心のうちまでおのがじしわかるるあきををしみつるかな
| chirasu naru kokoro no uchi made ono ga jishi wakaruru aki o oshimitsuru kana | Made to scatter is My heart of hearts, until, Self-centred, Departing autumn Fills me with regret! |
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Yōzei-in uta’awase (Engi jūsan-nen kugatsu kokonoka) 14
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とどむれどいまはかぎりとゆく秋のわりなくをしくおもほゆるかな
| todomuredo ima wa kagiri to yuku aki no warinaku oshiku omohoyuru kana | It has lingered, yet Now is the end, and with Autumn’s leaving Beyond all reason, regret Do I feel! |
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あふさかのせきのもみぢし心あらばくれてゆくとも秋をとめなん
| ausaka no seki no momijishi kokoro araba kureteyuku to mo aki o tomenan | If at Meeting Hill’s Barrier autumn hues did Fill my heart, then As it passes into dusk I would hold the season here. |
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