The Moon at Dawn 暁月
有明の月のけしきもわびしきにみせばや物をおもふさかりは
| ariake no tsuki no keshiki mo wabishiki ni miseba ya mono o omou sakari wa | At dawn The moon’s appearance, too, Is pitiable, indeed; Should I reveal the profusion Of my melancholy thoughts? |
Toshiyori
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Eikyū hyakushu 255
Autumn Nights 秋夜
秋の夜の鳥のはつ音はつれもなき人待ちしよの心ちこそすれ
| aki no yo no tori no hatsune wa tsure mo naki hito machishi yo no kokochi koso sure | On an autumn night The cock’s first crow Is cruel, indeed! That all night I’ve awaited him How well I feel that now! |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 241
The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month (八月十五夜)
望月の駒の毛づけをあふ坂の杉まのかげにあはせてぞみる
| mochizuki no koma no kezuke o ausaka no sugima no kage ni awasete zo miru | With this full moon, both The tally of tribute colts, and At Meeting Hill Between the cedar trunks, light Will I see together. |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 234
The Morning after Tanabata (七夕後朝)
ひこぼしはあめのおしでのやへぎりに道ふみまどへ又や帰ると
| hikoboshi wa ame no oshide no yaegiri ni michi fumimadoe mata ya kaeru to | The Herd Boy Among Heavens strands of Overlapping mist Will lose his way – Does he yet depart? |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 227
Autumn Winds 秋風
秋きてはしのびなあへそとおもへばや風おとづれてくれかかるらん
| aki kite wa shinobi na ae so to omoeba ya kaze otozurete kurekakaruran | With autumn’s coming No lover’s meetings would occur – Or so I thought, but The wind comes visiting With the fall of twilight. |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 213
Lingering Heat (残暑)
秋きては風ひやかなるくれもあるをあつさしめらひむつかしのよや
| aki kite wa kaze hiyakanaru kure mo aru o atsusa shimerai mutsukashi no yo ya | When autumn comes Chill breezes Are there of an evening, but The every-continuing damp heat Makes this world a trial… |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 206
Water Rails (鼃)
心からたけだの里にふしそめていく夜くひなにばかさられぬらん
| kokoro kara takeda no sato ni fushisomete ikuyo kuina ni bakasarenuran | For myself alone, At the estate at Takeda Did I start to lay me down; How many nights was it the water rail Did deceive me so? |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 192
Summer Hunting (夏猟)
夏の野におちくる鹿を待ちかけてあふにあふともみゆるせなかな
| natsu no no ni ochikuru shika no machikakete au ni au tomo miyuru sena kana | To the summer plains Descend the deer, Waiting expectantly; Meet them I may, and yet Their rumps are all I’ll see! |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 185
Cormorant Fishing on the River(鵜河)
おちくだるほかげにみればますらをはたもといとなくあゆこくむらし
| ochikudaru hokage ni mireba masuraro wa tamoto itonaku ayuko kumurashi | Dropping down The firelight reveals Brawny men, Sleeves seeming unceasing in Scooping sweetfish sprats. |
Toshiyori
Eikyū hyakushu 178
Summer Insects (夏虫)
ともし火に入る夏虫のはかなさを身にたとへてもあかしつるかな
| tomoshibi ni iru natsumushi no hakanasa o mi ni tatoetemo akashitsuru kana | Into the torches Plunge the summer insects: Their brief lives Compared to mine Brought more brightness! |
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