Felicitations 賀
かしは木を推のしづえにをりかへてさいうさまでやふしまろぶらん
| kashiwagi o shii no shizue ni orikaete saifusa made ya fushimaroburan | An oak tree into A brushwood branch Have I twisted – Until the formal procession Will I be overcome with joy? |
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Eikyū hyakushu 599
Coming of Age 元服
うなゐこがはなちのかみをとりたててまきそめ川よ淵せかはるな
| unaiko ga hanachi no kami o toritatete makisomegawa yo fuchise kawaru na | A boy’s Loose hair about his shoulders Being gathered up – O, dyer’s river, Change not your deeps and shallows! |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 592
Waterweed 萍
かきやればたぎちながるるうき草も世をはやくして過ぎぬべらなり
| kakiyareba tagichi nagaruru ukikusa mo yo o hayakushite suginuberanari | Dragged this way and that, by Rapidly flowing races, For a waterweed, too, The world so swiftly Must pass by. |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 585
Dwarf Bamboo 小篠
山川の岩まのささのひたすらにしのびしふしはあらはれにけり
| yamakawa no iwama no sasa no hitasura ni shinobishi fushi wa arawarenikeri | Along a mountain stream From the cracks between the crags, dwarf bamboo Earnestly Its once hidden knots Has displayed! |
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Eikyū hyakushu 578
Katsura 桂
人しれずけふをしまつと風はやみかつらの枝を折りもよわらず
| hito shirezu kyō o shimatsu to kaze hayami katsura no eda o ori mo yowarazu | Unknown to all For today have I made ready – Amid the rushing wind The katsura branches will I break without hesitation! |
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Eikyū hyakushu 571
Sakaki 榊
榊葉をかみのみむろとあがむればゆふつけ烏のねぐらなりけり
| sakakiba o kami no mimuro to agamureba yūtsukedori no negura narikeri | Leaves upon the sacred tree, as The gods’ dwelling place Are worshipped, so A cockerel’s Roost are they! |
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Eikyū hyakushu 564
Shrines 社
いのること七のをやしろかうかうとことあはせよく口ばしるなり
| inoru koto nana no oyashiro kaukau to koto awase yoku kuchibashiru nari | The prayers by The seven guardians are A clamour, Words overlapping as They gabble heedlessly on! |
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Eikyū hyakushu 557
Temples 寺
始なきつみのつもりのかなしさをぬかのこゑごゑくどきつるかな
| hajime naki tsumi no tsumori no kanashisa o nuka no koegoe kudokitsuru kana | Original Sins’ accumulation Brings sadness, that The sound of prostrations Dispels with good deeds! |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 550
Ancient Estates 故郷
たが宿としらねどかなしふる郷のほどはかきねに見えしわたれば
| ta ga yado to shiranedo kanashi furusato no hodo wa kakine ni mieshi watareba | Whose lodging this is I know not – ‘tis sad; How ancient this estate Its brushwood fence Revealed as I passed by… |
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Eikyū hyakushu 543
Ponds 池
世にわびて波たちまちにすぐなれどあその御池にぬさたてまつる
| yo ni wabite nami tachimachi ni sugu naredo aso no mi’ike ni nusa tatematsuru | All the world’s troubles In sudden waves Arise, yet At the fair pond of Aso Will I make an offering… |
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