Composed when people passed through the chrysanthemums around his cell.
濡れて干す山路の菊の露のまにいつか千歳を我は経にけむ
| nurete Fosu yamazi no kiku no tuyu no ma ni ituka titose wo ware Fa Fenikemu |
Drenched, then dry, Upon the moutain paths, with chrysanthemums In the gaps between the dewdrops – Sometimes a thousand years It seems I have passed by here… |
Sosei
17
谷深み水かけ草の下露や知られぬ恋の涙なるらむ
| tani ni Fukami midukakegusa no sitatuyu ya sirarenu koFi no namida naruramu |
Deep within the valley, Are the water-dripped loosestrife’s Silver dewdrops Secret love’s Tears? |
Minamoto no Toshiyori
源俊頼
思ひ草葉末に結ぶ白露のたまたまきてば手にもかからず
| omoFigusa Fazuwe ni musubu siratuyu no tamatama kiteba te ni mo kakarazu |
The undergrowth’s Leaf tips are tangled With silver dewdrop Gems on occasion, but They touch not my hands… |
Minamoto no Toshiyori
源俊頼
萌え出でてまた双葉なる恋草のいく穂となきにおける露かな
| moeidete mata futabanaru koigusa no iku ho to naki ni okeru tsuyu kana |
Budding out, and In the first, freshest growth Are the lovely grasses; How many ears will not be touched By falling dewdrops… |
Minamoto no Yorimasa
源頼政
朝戸出の君が足結を濡らす露原早く起き出でつつ我れも裳裾濡らさな
| asa tode no kimi ga ayupi wo nurasu tuyu para payaku oki idetutu ware mo mosuso nurasana |
In the morning, opening the door Bound up, your belt Will be drenched by the dewy fields; Swiftly rising I, too, shall venture out and Soak my skirt-hem… |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Collection
柿本人麻呂歌集
宮城野のま萩が上の白露を玉にしきても宿る月かな
| miyagino no mahagi ga ue no shiratsuyu o tama ni shikitemo yadoru tsuki kana |
On Miyagi plain Upon the fair bush clover Silver dewdrops Are spread like gems Where the moon takes rest. |
Ietaka
宮城野のもとあらの萩の下晴れて露も曇らぬ秋の夜の月
| miyagino no motoara no Fagi no sita Farete tuyu mo kumoranu aki no yo no tsuki |
On Miyagi plain The speckled bush clover is Clear beneath, The dew unclouded On an autumn night of moonlight. |
Minamoto no Shige’ie
源重家
Topic unknown.
宮城野に妻とふ鹿ぞ叫ぶなる本あらの萩に露やさむけき
| miyagino ni tuma toFu sika zo sakebu naru motoara no Fagi ni tuyu ya samukeki |
On Miyagi plain Seeking a mate, a stag Cries out Among the speckled bush clover The dew feels chill, indeed. |
Fujiwara no Nagayoshi
藤原長能
宮城野の秋の萩原分け行けば上葉の露に袖ぞ濡れぬる
| miyagino no aki no Fagiwara wakeyukeba uFaba no tuyu ni sode zo nurenuru |
On Miyagi plain The bush-clover meadows in autumn I press through, and Dew from the upper leaves Has soaked my sleeves. |
Ei’en
永縁
A poem from Michinoku.
みさぶらひ御笠と申せ宮木野の木の下露は雨にまされり
| misaburaFi mikasa to mause miyagino no ko no sita tuyu Fa ame ni masareri |
O Attendant! “A umbrella, my Lord?” do say, for On Miyagi plain Beneath the trees, the dew Far exceeds the rain! |