A poem on the fleeting nature of things, from a hundred poem sequence presented to Retired Emperor Sutoku.
世中をおもひつらねてながむればむなしきそらにきゆる白雲
| yo no naka o omoi tsuranete nagamureba munashiki sora ni kiyuru shira kumo |
When on the world of men I fix my thoughts- Staring hard, Within the empty skies White clouds vanish. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
On seeing a poem by someone of old, when he was compiling the Senzaishû.
ゆくすゑはわれをもしのぶ人やあらんむかしをおもふ心ならひに
| yukusue wa ware o mo shinobu hito ya aran mukashi o omou kokoro narai ni |
In years to come Will I be fondly recalled By someone, I wonder? Thinking upon the distant past As is our wont… |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
A reminiscence poem, from a hundred poem sequence.
むかしだにむかしとおもひしたらちねのなをこひしきぞはかなかりける
| mukashi dani mukashi to omoishi tarachine no nao koishiki zo hakanakarikeru |
If only I lived long ago, I thought in times gone by; My parents: Now they seem so dear to me, and Yet they were so fleeting. |
Master of the Dowager Empress Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
On autumn leaves in a hundred poem sequence of reminiscences.
嵐ふくみねのもみぢの日にそへてもろくなりゆくわが涙哉
| arashi fuku mine no momiji no hi ni soete moroku nariyuku wa ga namida kana |
As the storm winds rage On the peaks the leaves turn With the passing days How much easier it is to shed My tears. |
Master of the Dowager Empress Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
From a hundred poem sequence of reminiscences.
いかにせんしづがそのふのおくのたけかきこもるとも世中ぞかし
| ika ni sen shizu ga sono no oku no take kakikomoru to mo yo no naka zo kashi |
What is to be done? In a humble garden’s Heart, with a bamboo Fence to keep it out, yet The world of men… |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
On a pine tree by a house in the mountains.
いまはとてつま木こるべきやどの松ちよをば君と猶いのる哉
| ima wa tote tsumaki korubeki yado no matsu chi yo o ba kimi to nao inoru kana |
Now is the time, for me To gather kindling By my home, a pine tree stands– “A thousand years for my Lord,” Once again, I pray. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
On new herbs, from a hundred poem sequence he presented to the Grand Shrine.
けふとてやいそなつむらんいせしまやいちしのうらのあまのをとめご
| kyô tote ya isona tsumuran ise shima ya ichishi no ura no ama no otomego |
Today’s the day, and so I wonder, will they gather seaweeds? On the isle of Ise At the beach of Ichishi, The fisher-maids… |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成
Topic unknown.
おいぬとも又もあはんとゆくとしになみだのたまをたむけつるかな
| oinu tomo mata mo awan to yuku toshi ni namida no tama o tamuketsuru kana |
I grow old, yet That we should meet in times to come, Within this passing year Of jewelled teardrops Shall I make an offering. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成