Next Door 隣
たらちねのさらにとなりをかへけるも子をおもふゆゑと聞くぞかなしき
tarachine no
sara ni tonari o
kaekeru mo
ko o omou yue to
kiku zo kanashiki | Motherly,
Once again next door
Has she returned—
Out of longing for her child,
I hear—how sad that is… |
Tadafusa
Next Door 隣
かきごしにほのめくだにもあるものをねたくも梅のあるじなるかな
kakigoshi ni
honomeku dani mo
aru mono o
netaku mo ume no
aruji naru kana | Through a gap in the fence
But faint does
It seem to be;
How I envy that plum blossom’s
Master! |
Toshiyori
Next Door 隣
色かへてふりぬる物は年たかきとなりの松とわれとなりけり
iro kaete
furinuru mono wa
toshi takaki
tonari no matsu to
ware to narikeri | Hues do change as
Age falls upon one:
Towering with years have
Both the pines next door and
I become. |
Nakazane
Next Door 隣
冬くれば中がきあけて我がやどをへだてもなくや君もみるらん
fuyu kureba
nakagaki akete
wa ga yado o
hedate mo naku ya
kimi mo miruran | Winter has come, so
The fence between I’ll open up and
Into my home
With nothing in your way
Might you turn your gaze? |
Akinaka
Boats 船
風はやきながとのうらの舟よりもとまりさだめぬ我が身なりけり
kaze hayaki
nagato no ura no
fune yori mo
tomarisadamenu
wa ga mi narikeri | Swift, the wind from
Nagato Beach sends
A boat but more
Uncertain of my resting place
Am I… |
Daishin
Boats 船
わたつ海にただよふ舟のうきしづみそこをとまりとなきぞわびしき
wata tsu umi ni
tadayou fune no
ukishizumi
soko o tomari to
naki zo wabishiki | Upon the broad sea sweep
The drifting boats both
Float and sink –
That there they will not always remain is
Indeed, depressing! |
Higo
Boats 船
にほてるややばせの渡りする舟をいくたびみつつせたのはし守
nioteru ya
yabase no watari
suru fune o
iku tabi mitsutsu
seta no hashimori | On the shining Sea of Grebes
From Yabase crossing go
The ferry boats –
How many times has he watched them,
The bridge-guard at Seta? |
Kanemasa
Boats 船
水あさみ川せの波はたつものをくだすう舟のみつや何なる
mizu asami
kawase no nami wa
tatsu mono o
kudasu ubune no
mitsu ya ika naru | How shallow the waters in
The river rapids where waves
Arise –
What will become of the cormorant boats, sailing down
If they be full? |
Tadafusa
Boats 船
なごかれよみずりもすまにかきつみてあからも袖の灘通る日ぞ
nagokare yo
mizuri mo suma ni
kakitsumite
akara mo sode no
natatōru hi zo | O, be calm!
The dyestuffs at Suma are
Gathered all together, and
The red hue on my sleeves is
The sun passing through these perilous seas! |
Toshiyori
Boats 船
くもつよりすすめぐりするこし舟のおきこぎさかるほのぼのにみゆ
kumotsu yori
susu megurisuru
koshibune no
oki kogisakaru
honobono ni miyu | From Kumotsu
Around to Susu go
The boats from Koshi,
Rowing further into the offing
Only faintly to be seen. |
Nakazane
'Simply moving and elegant'