With the passage of the day, so life falls into decline.
けふくれぬいのちもしかとおどろかす入あひのかねの音ぞかなしき
kyō kurenu
inochi mo shika to
odorokasu
iriai no kane no
oto zo kanashiki | The day has turned to twilight, and so
Does life before you
Notice it;
The sunset bell’s
Toll is sad, indeed. |
Monk Jakunen
Created with Soan.
Among the poems he presented to the Hiyoshi Shrine.
みるままにかねのねとほくなりにけり雲もかさなる峰の古寺
miru mama ni
kane no ne tōku
narinikeri
kumo mo kazanaru
mine no furutera | As I gaze upon it
The bell’s toll distant
Does become;
Clouds lie upon
The ancient temple on the mountain’s peak. |
Supernumerary Middle Counsellor Masayo
Temples 寺
木の葉ちり鹿なく秋の山寺はいりあひのかねの音ぞさびしき
ko no ha chiri
shika naku aki no
yamadera wa
iriai no kane no
oto zo sabishiki | Leaves scattering from the trees, and
Stags crying – in autumn
At a mountain temple
The sunset bell’s
Toll is lonely, indeed! |
Higo
Temples 寺
つくづくとすぎもゆくかな山寺にいりあひのかねの声ばかりして
tsukuzuku to
sugi mo yuku kana
yamadera ni
iriai no kane no
koe bakari shite | How fervently
They proceed along
To the mountain temple
At the sunset bell’s
First toll! |
Nakazane
Stars 星
夕づつのなどてまだきに入りぬらんねよてふかねの音もせなくに
yūzutsu no
nadote madaki ni
irunuran
neyo chō kane no
oto mo senaku ni | With every eve
Why so swiftly
Do they seem to set?
Though the bell for bed
Has yet to toll… |
Tadafusa
'Simply moving and elegant'
