Katsura 桂
人しれずけふをしまつと風はやみかつらの枝を折りもよわらず
| hito shirezu kyō o shimatsu to kaze hayami katsura no eda o ori mo yowarazu | Unknown to all For today have I made ready – Amid the rushing wind The katsura branches will I break without hesitation! |
Toshiyori
Tag Archives: wind
Eikyū hyakushu 577
Katsura 桂
我が身には吹くべき風も吹きこねばかつらの枝もをらずぞ有りける
| wa ga mi ni wa fukubeki kaze mo fukikoneba katsura no eda mo orazu zo arikeru | Upon my flesh I expect the touch of wind, but Not a gust does come, so The katsura branches, too, Have remained unbroken. |
Nakazane
Eikyū hyakushu 545
Ponds 池
吹く風にみくさかたよる池水はなかばくもれるかがみなりけり
| fuku kaze ni mikusa katayoru ikemizu wa nakaba kumoreru kagami narikeri | With the gusting wind The waterweeds trail through The pondwater, turning What lies within into a clouded Mirror. |
Kanemasa
Eikyū hyakushu 484
Love Waiting for Someone 待人恋
たのめしはさしもあらじにあぢきなく人待つかぜの身にもしむかな
| tanomeshi wa sashimo araji ni ajikinaku hito matsu kaze no mi ni mo shimu kana | When trustworthiness Seems to be in such short supply, Bored I await him with the wind Cutting me more deeply! |
Daishin
Eikyū hyakushu 483
Love Waiting for Someone 待人恋
風さへもおどろかすかなたのめずはまたて中中ねなましものを
| kaze sae mo odorokasu kana tanomezu wa matate naka naka nenamashi mono o | Even the wind Starts me from sleep! You made me no promises, So, while waiting, desultorily Will I make my bed… |
Higo
KKS II: 118
A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyō period.
吹風と谷の水としなかりせば深山がくれの花を見ましや
| Fuku kaze to tani no midu to si nakariseba miyama gakure no Fana wo mimasi ya | The gusting wind and The valley’s waters Were there none, then Hidden in the mountains’ depths These blossoms – would any wish to see them? |
Tsurayuki
KKS II: 105
Topic unknown.
うぐひすのなく野べごとに来てみればうつろふ花に風ぞ吹ける
| uguFisu no naku nobe goto ni kitemireba uturoFu Fana ni kaze zo fukikeru | The warblers Sing from every field, and When I arrive I see, Faded flowers blown By the gusting wind. |
Anonymous
KKS II: 99
Topic unknown.
吹風にあつらへつくるものならばこの一本は避きよと言はまし
| Fuku kaze ni aturaFetukuru mono naraba kono Fitomoto Fa yokiyo to iFamasi | Should the gusting wind Take orders, Then, ‘This single spray Avoid!’ – that’s what I would say! |
Anonymous
KKS II: 87
Composed on returning from an ascent of Mount Hiei.
山たかみ見つつわが来しさくら花風は心にまかすべらなり
| yama takami mitutu wa ga kosi sakurabana kaze Fa kokoro ni makasuberanari | On the mountain’s heights, Did I ever see, when homeward bound, Cherry blossoms, where Now the wind will Do as it wants! |
Tsurayuki
KKS II: 86
Composed on the scattering of cherry blossoms.
雪とのみふるだにあるをさくら花いかにちれとか風のふく覧
| yuki to nomi Furu dani aru wo sakurabana ika ni tire to ka kaze no Fukuran | Simply as snow Do fall the Cherry blossoms: So why to scatter them Does the wind seem to blow? |
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune