雲かかるとをちのさとのかやりびは煙たつとも見えぬなりけり
kumo kakaru
tōchi no sato no
kayaribi wa
keburi tatsutomo
mienunarikeri |
Draped with cloud
In far distant Tōchi
From the smudge pots
Smoke rises, yet
Indeed, I see it not! |
Minamoto no Moritoki
源師時
(1077-1136)
Again, the man:
うへにのみおろかにもゆるかやり火のよにもそこには思ひこがれし
ue ni nomi
oroka ni moyuru
kayaribi no
yo ni mo soko ni wa
omoikogareshi |
On the surface alone
Perfunctorily smouldering
As a smudge-pot
And certainly not from the depths
Do you burn with passion! |
Anonymous
'Simply moving and elegant'