武庫の浦を漕ぎ廻る小舟粟島をそがひに見つつ羨しき小舟
muko nö ura wo
kögimiru wobune
apasima wo
sögapi ni mitutu
tömosiki wobune |
In the bay at Mukoe
Circle little boats:
From Awa Isle
Gazing back-
How I envy them! |
Six poems by Akahito, Lord Yamabe.
繩の浦ゆそがひに見ゆる沖つ島漕ぎ廻る舟は釣りしすらしも
napa nö ura yu
sögapi ni miyuru
oki tu sima
kögimiru pune pa
turisisurasimo |
From the bay at Nawa,
Gazing back upon
The offshore islands
The boats around them
Seem to be fishing. |
'Simply moving and elegant'