Felicitations 賀
我がやどにうれしきことぞふりにけるふるにかひある天が下かな
| wa ga yado ni ureshiki koto zo furinikeru furu ni kai aru ame no shita kana | At my home A joyous event Has arrived – Its arrival the effect Of Heaven’s blessings! |
Tadafusa
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Eikyū hyakushu 600
Coming of Age 元服
むらさきのやしほの色をもどかねどいつもとゆひをゆひ初むるかな
| murasaki no yashio no iro o modokanedo itsu motoyui o yuihajimuru kana | This violet Deeply dipped hue I cannot fault, yet When will a topknot First be tied, I wonder! |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 593
Waterweed 萍
池のおもにうゑぬにおふるうき草はなみやよるよる種をまきけん
| ike no omo ni uenu ni ouru ukikusa wa nami ya yoruyoru tane o makiken | Upon the surface of the pond, Not planted but growing are The waterweeds – Do the waves, washing back and forth Sow their seeds, perhaps? |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 586
Dwarf Bamboo 小篠
まとはるるまくずまじりの玉ざさはたまさかにかるもうるさかりけり
| matowaruru makuzu majiri no tamazasa wa tamasaka ni karu mo urusakarikeri | Entangled with Fair kudzu vines around is the Bejewelled dwarf bamboo: Rarely reaping it, too, How bothersome that is! |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 579
Katsura 桂
はれまなき心のやみにまよひつつえこそたをらね月のかつらを
| harema naki kokoro no yami ni mayoitsutsu e koso taorane tsuki no katsura o | No parting of the clouds Of darkness in my heart, so I am ever lost – No branch will I break from A silver tree upon the moon… |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 572
Sakaki 榊
神代より色もかはらぬ榊ばはさかえときはににほふなりけり
| kamiyo yori iro mo kawaranu sakakiba wa sakae tokiwa ni niou narikeri | Since the Age of Gods Unchanged are the hues of Leaves upon the sacred tree: Eternal glory Shining forth! |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 565
Shrines 社
神がきやみむろの山の木がくれにも見えまがはぬはあけの玉がき
| kamigaki ya mimuro no yama no kogakure ni mo miemagawanu wa ake no tamagaki | O, sacred wall! Upon Mimuro Mountain, Even hidden amongst the trees, Unmistakable is The holy scarlet fence! |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 558
Temples 寺
やどをいでばたづねてゆかん清水寺なにたがはずは住みやとまると
| yado o ideba tazunete yukan shimizudera nani tagawazu wa sumi ya tomaru to | When I leave my home Intending to pay a call on The temple of pure waters, Would there be no difference between Living or lodging there? |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 551
Ancient Estates 故郷
よとともにまさりがほなき身にしあれば古郷人に見えまうきかな
| yo to tomo ni masarigaonaki mi ni shi areba furusatobito ni miemauki kana | As the world goes by Diminished prospects Have been my lot, so She, who dwells in that ancient estate, Is hard to meet, indeed! |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 544
Ponds 池
いせならばひがごとぞとやおもはまし山となるてふみまさかの池
| ise naraba higagoto zo to ya omowamashi yama to naru chō mimasaka no ike | Is an imitation Something so wrong I would wonder; For into mountains have turned The ponds of Mimasaka! |
Tadafusa