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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'Simply moving and elegant'