Monkeys 猿
ゆふづくひさすや嵐の山もとに物わびしらにさるさけぶなり
| yūzuku hi sasu ya arashi no yamamoto ni monowabishira ni saru sakebunari | The twilight sun Shines around Arashi Mountain’s foot where So sorrowfully The monkeys howl. |
Nakazane
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Eikyū hyakushu 695
Monkeys 猿
あさまだきならのかれ葉をそよそよと外山をいでてましら鳴くなり
| asa madaki nara no kareba o soyosoyo to toyama o idete mashira nakunari | ‘Tis not yet morn, but The withered oak leaves Rustle, as To the distant mountains go The monkeys hooting. |
Akinaka
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Spiders 蜘蛛
心ぼそいつまで我が身ながらへん軒ばにすがくささがにのいと
| kokoroboso itsu made wa ga mi nagaraen nokiba ni sugaku sasagani no ito | In loneliness How long must I Go on? By my eaves spun into a web is The spider’s thread… |
Daishin
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Spiders 蜘蛛
かきたえてとひくる人もなきものを空だのめするささがにのいと
| kakitaete toikuru hito mo naki mono o soradanomesuru sasagani no ito | Truly, oh so truly, Callers coming Are there none, so I’ll trust in the unreliable Spider’s webs… |
Higo
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Spiders 蜘蛛
かれのこる軒のあやめをたよりにてくり返しひくくものいとすぢ
| kare nokoru noki no ayame o tayori nite kurikaeshi hiku kumo no itosuji | On the withered remnants of Sweet-flags on my eaves Shall I rely, and Time and time again draw upon The spider’s thread. |
Kanemasa
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Spiders 蜘蛛
我がことにたちぎく人もあらませばかくとはましやささがにのいと
| wa ga koto ni tachigiku hito mo aramaseba kaku towamashi ya sasagani no ito | About me, Eavesdropping—for such a one I long, so Should I enquire, I wonder, Of the spider’s thread? |
Tadafusa
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Spiders 蜘蛛
ささがには苔のたもとにふるまへど涙ならではくる人もなし
| sasagani wa koke no tamoto ni furumaedo namida narade wa kuru hito mo nashi | A tiny crab On my mossy sleeves Does spin her web, yet Absent my tears, There is no one to come, at all… |
Toshiyori
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Spiders 蜘蛛
ささがにのしるしもいさやいかならんこよひにてみんくものふるまひ
| sasagani no shirushi mo isa ya ika naruran koyoi nite min kumo no furumai | A tiny crab’s Sign, well, What to make of it? Tonight will I attend to The spider’s behaviour… |
Nakazane
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Spiders 蜘蛛
さがるいとをみるぞうれしきささがにのくる人つぐるすぢとおもへば
| sagaru ito o miru zo ureshiki sasagani no kuru hito tsuguru suji to omoeba | A descending thread When seen, fills me with joy! For the tiny crab spider is Announcing a guest’s arrival I feel… |
Akinaka
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Zithers 筝
まつかぜの吹くにかよひてことの音は秋のしらべの身にもしむかな
| matsukaze no fuku ni kayoite koto no ne wa aki no shirabe no mi ni mo shimu kana | The wind through pine trees Blowing blending with A zither’s notes— The melodies of autumn Do pierce my soul! |
Daishin