On blossom.
真葛原靡く秋風吹くごとに阿太の大野の萩の花散る
makuzu para The kudzu vines upon the moors
Kuzu
A poem composed by Prince Shiki.
石走る垂水の上のさわらびの萌え出づる春になりにけるかも
ipabasiru Rock-running,
Prince Shiki (? – 716)
Warabi
Poems composed on the ninth day of the Third Month, at the end of spring, when on the way to the village of Furue to oversee the distribution of seed rice to the poor, and observing blossom by the roadside. Poems composed at places of interest and put together.
A poem composed on seeing a tree upon the crags when passing the point at Shibutani. The tree was a tsumama .
礒の上のつままを見れば根を延へて年深からし神さびにけり
iso no upe no When upon the stony shore
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
One of a number of poems on various topics composed by Inbe no Ohito.
からたちと茨刈り除け倉建てむ屎遠くまれ櫛造る刀自
karatati to The bitter orange’s
Karatachi Karatachi
A poem sent in return by the Daughter of Saeki sukune Akamaro.
ちはやぶる神の社しなかりせば春日の野辺に粟蒔かましを
tipayaburu If the mighty
Awa
A poem composed by someone unknown.
梨棗黍に粟つぎ延ふ葛の後も逢はむと葵花咲く
nasi natume As for pear and jujube and
Kimi
Composed when deep in thought.
紅の八しほの衣朝な朝な馴れはすれどもいやめづらしも
kurenawi no In safflower
Kurenai Kurenai
A poem on travel.
君がため浮沼の池の菱摘むと我が染めし袖濡れにけるかも
kimi ga tame For you, my love,
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Collection
A poem composed when deep in melancholy thought.
打つ田には稗はしあまたありといへど選えし我れぞ夜をひとり寝る
utu ta ni pa Out in the paddies
Hie
ひさかたの雨も降らぬか蓮葉に溜まれる水の玉に似たる見む
hisakata no Is it that from the eternal
Hashisu
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