Left.
やどりせしかりほの萩の露ばかり消えなで袖の色に戀つゝ
| yadoriseshi kariho no hagi no tsuyu bakari kienade sode no iro ni koitsutsu |
Lodged ‘Neath a bush clover’s shelter, Dewdrops Unfading on my sleeves Mark the hue of my passion. |
137
Right (Win).
ちぎりおきし末のはら野ゝもと柏それともしらじよその霜枯
| chigiri okishi sue no hara no no moto kashiwa sore tomo shiraji yoso no shimogare |
Eternally we vowed: Upon Ending Plain, the Full-fledged oak Must know it not: The withering touch of distant frost. |
138
Left (Tie).
うつろはむ色をかぎりに三室山時雨もしらぬ世を頼むかな
| utsurowamu iro o kagiri ni mimuroyama shigure mo shiranu yo o tanomu kana |
The fading Hues of our passion our end Do mark: at Mimuro mountain, A world ignorant of such showers Is what I long for. |
127
Right (Tie).
消えわびぬうつろふ人の秋の色に身をこがらしの杜の下露
| kiewabinu utsurou hito no aki no iro ni mi o kogarashi no mori no shimotsuyu |
Fading and gone am I! My fickle love, Sated, in autumn hues Kogarashi Forest, burning with wind Fanned fire, and drenched in dew. |
128
Left (Tie).
久方のあまてる神のゆふかづらかけて幾世を戀わたるらん
| hisakata no amateru kami no yûkazura kakete iku yo o koiwataruran |
The eternal Heaven shining Goddess, with Mulberry garlands in her hair: Across as many ages Will our love endure… |
105
Right
露時雨下草かけてもる山の色かずならぬ袖を見せばや
| tsuyu shigure shitakusa kakete moru yama no iro kazu naranu sode wo miseba ya |
Dewfall and drizzle Dripping from the undergrowth Drenches Moruyama, Her countless scarlet Sleeves, are what I would show you… |
106
Left (Tie).
たゞ今の野原ををのがものと見てこゝろづよくも歸る秋かな
| tada ima no nohara o ono ga mono to mite kokorozuyoku mo kaeru aki kana |
Now, before me should This plain be my Own, How strongly would I wish For the return of autumn! |
79
Right
冬はたゞ飛鳥の里の旅枕おきてやいなむ秋の白露
| fuyu wa tada asuka no sato no tabimakura okite ya inamu aki no shiratsuyu |
Winter will be here with The morrow; in the estate at Asuka, Pillowed, on a journey: Arising, and away— Will autumn depart with the dewfall? |
80
Left (Win).
明ば又秋の半も過ぬべしかたぶく月のおしきのみかは
| akeba mata aki no nakaba mo suginubeshi katabuku tsuki no oshiki nomi ka wa |
With the dawn, once more Autumn’s midway point Has passed; Is it for the waning moon Alone, that I feel regret? |
55
Right
幾里か露けきのべに宿かりし光ともなふ望月の駒
| ikusato ka tsuyu keki nobe ni yado karishi hikari tomonau mochizuki no koma |
From so many estates, and In the dew-drenched fields Resting on their way, Speckled with the light Come the colts of Mochizuki |
56
Left (Tie).
うつりあへぬ花の千草にみだれつゝ風の上なる宮城野ゝ露
| utsuriaenu hana no chigusa ni midaretsutsu kaze no ue naru miyagino no tsuyu |
Unbecoming: Amongst the wildflower blossoms Entangled, Borne upon the wind, Dewdrops at Miyagi fields. |
47
Right
散らば散れ露分ゆかん萩原やぬれての後の花の形見に
| chiraba chire tsuyu wakeyukan hagiwara ya nurete no nochi no hana no katami ni |
If you are to fall, then fall! Dewdrops parted from The bush-clover, Having drenched it Will my keepsake of the blossoms be! |
48
Left (Tie).
なをざりの小野の淺茅に置露も草葉にあまる秋の夕暮
| naozari no ono no asaji ni oku tsuyu mo kusaba ni amaru aki no yûgure |
Brief, indeed, Upon the sharp-leaved cogon grass in Ono, Is the dewfall Now mounting upon the blades In the autumn evening. |
45
Right
淺茅生の小野の篠原うちなびき遠方人に秋風ぞ吹く
| asajiu no ono no shinohara uchinabiki ochikatabito ni aki kaze zo fuku |
The sharp-leaved cogon grass In the arrow-bamboo of Ono, Rustled by A traveller to a distant land: The autumn wind a’blowing. |
46
吾妹子がゝづけし綿を取らぬかとみるまで照らす菊の上の露
| wagimoko ga kadukesi wata wo toranu ka to miru made terasu kiku no uFe no tuyu |
My beloved has the blooms Capped with cotton; I’ll not take it Until within my gaze shines Dewfall, atop the chrysanthemums |
On hearing that a certain lady had become close to another, I wrapped a lotus fruit in a leaf, to make a point of some sort to her.
はちすのみ思ふをいとゞ浮き葉には露にてもなを心をくべし
| hatisu nomi omoFu wo itodo ukiFa ni Fa tuyu nite mo nawo kokoro wokubesi |
Bitter rue You think it not, but how Cruel to me, a leaf adrift On dewdrops; now should You pay me heed… |