千代ふべき宿とやかねて知りぬらむ竹のは風もそよと答ふる
tiyo Fubeki
Through a thousand generations could endure
Shun’e
恋ひつつも居らむとすれど遊布麻山隠れし君を思ひかねつも
kopitutu mo
Ever in love
よしゑやし恋ひじとすれど木綿間山越えにし君が思ほゆらくに
yosiwe ya si
Whatever may become
おくるてふ蟬の初声聞くよりもいまはと麦の秋を知りぬる
okuru teFu
It is late, they say:
蟬の羽の薄き衣は着たれども恋にあつさやそはむとすらむ
semi no Fa no
Cicada wing
大き海の水底深く思ひつつ裳引き平しし菅原の里
opoki umi no
The mighty ocean’s
The Elder Maiden of Ishikawa
Composed on the conception of love that is unrequited despite one’s prayers, when composing ten poems on love at the residence of Supernumerary Middle Councillor Toshitada.
うかりける人を初瀬の山颪よはけしかれとはいのらぬものを
ukarikeru
A heartless
Minamoto no Shunrai
事しあらば小泊瀬山の石城にも隠らばともにな思ひそ我が背
koto si araba
Should it come to that, and
Anonymous
泊瀬の斎槻が下に我が隠せる妻あかねさし照れる月夜に人見てむかも
patuse no
Beneath Hatsuse’s
Anonymous
On wind.
泊瀬風かく吹く宵はいつまでか衣片敷き我がひとり寝む
patuse kaze
The winds at Hatsuse
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