Next Door 隣
たらちねのさらにとなりをかへけるも子をおもふゆゑと聞くぞかなしき
tarachine no
sara ni tonari o
kaekeru mo
ko o omou yue to
kiku zo kanashiki | Motherly,
Once again next door
Has she returned—
Out of longing for her child,
I hear—how sad that is… |
Tadafusa
Early Evening (晩立)
夕立やたらちねならんぬれがほも猶なつかしきをみなへしかな
yūdachi ya
tarachine naran
nuregao mo
nao natsukashiki
ominaeshi kana | Are the evening showers
Their mother, perhaps?
A tear-streaked face, too
Is dear, indeed,
On a maidenflower… |
Nakazane
'Simply moving and elegant'