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おほゐ川ゐせきの水のわくらばにけふはたのめしくれにやはあらぬ
| ōigawa iseki no mizu no wakuraba ni kyō wa tanomeshi kure ni ya aranu | Upon the Ōi River At the weirs the waters Seethe—for once Today you had promised me The evening, had you not? |
Kiyowara no Motosuke
When her grandchild passed away.
うきながらきえせぬ物は身なりけりうらやましきは水のあわかな
| ukinagara kiesenu mono Fa mi narikeri urayamasiki Fa midu no awa kana | How cruel it is that What remains here yet Is me— How I envy The foam upon the waters! |
Nakatsukasa
A love poem, from when he presented a hundred poem sequence.
しられじなおさふる袖のなみだ川したにははやき水のこころを
| shirareji na osauru sode no namidagawa shita ni wa hayaki mizu no kokoro o | No one knows, it seems— As I wipe away with my sleeves A river of tears Beneath it, swift, are The waters of my heart. |
The Regent and Minister of the Right
Scarlet leaves
Left
つねよりもはやきもみぢはしらつゆのわきて心をおけるとやみん
| tsune yori mo hayaki momiji wa shiratsuyu no wakite kokoro o okeru to ya min | Earlier than Usual upon the scarlet leaves Have silver dewdrops Burst—is it my heart that With them seems to fall? |
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Right
もみぢばのながれてせけばやまがははあさきよりなほみづやひぬらん
| momijiba no nagarete sekeba yamagawa wa asaki yori nao mizu ya hinuran | Scarlet leaves Flow down and block A mountain stream, so Shallower than ever do Its waters seem to fall? |
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The Beginning of Winter
Left (Tie)
しものうへにふるはつゆきのあさごほりとけむほどこそひさしかりけれ
| shimo no ue ni furu hatsuyuki no asagōri tokemu hodo koso hisashikarikeri | Upon the frost Falls first snow turning To ice with the morning; The time ‘twill take to melt Will be long, indeed. |
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Right
かみなづきもみぢのいろはふくかぜとたにのみづとぞおとしはてつる
| kaminazuki momiji no iro wa fuku kaze to tani no mizu to zo otoshihatetsuru | In the Godless Month The scarlet leaves’ hue With the gusting wind, and The waters in the valley, do Drop completely. |
Mitsune
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