When Former Emperor Uda held an imperial excursion to Ōikawa, he stated that the place was truly suited to such an activity, and this was composed to inform His Majesty of the fact.
小倉山峯の紅葉は心あらば今一度の御幸待たなん
ogurayama
On Ogurayama,
The Koichijō Grand Minister [Fujiwara no Tadahira]
Composed when the Horikawa Grand Minister had died, after the cremation on Mount Fukakusa was over.
深草の野辺の桜し心あらばことし許はすみぞめに咲け
Fukakusa no
At Fukakusa
Kamutsuke no Mineo
Topic uknown.
水鳥の下安からぬ思ひにはあたりの水もこほらさりけり
mizutori no
A dabchick:
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Topic uknown.
秋くれば野もせに虫の織り亂る聲の綾をば誰か着るらん
aki kureba
When the autumn comes,
Fujiwara no Motoyoshi
[One of] two poems composed by Lord Ōtomo, the Governor-General.
我が岡にさを鹿来鳴く初萩の花妻どひに来鳴くさを鹿
wa ga woka ni
To my hill
Ōtomo no Tabito
A poem from the Empress’ Poetry Competition in the Kanpyō period.
春たてど花もにほはぬ山里は物うかる音に鶯ぞなく
Faru tatedo
Spring has come, yet
Ariwara no Muneyana
青柳を片糸によりてうぐひすの縫ふてふ笠は梅のなながさ
aoyanagi o
Willow tendrils
When she was asked to send something to the house of a man.
はる日さす藤のうら葉のうちとけて君し思はば我もたのまん
Faru Fi sasu
Spring sun shines on
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紅はうつろふものぞ橡のなれにし来ぬになほしかめやも
kurenawi wa
Scarlet is
The poems above were composed on the 5th day of the Fifth Month by the Governor, Ōtomo sukune Yakamochi.
里人の見る目恥づかし左夫流子にさどはす君が宮出後姿
satobito no
The villagers’
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