Round One Hundred and Nine
Left
ちぎりきなかたみに袖をしぼりつつ末の松山浪こさじとは
chigiriki na
katami ni sode o
shiboritsutsu
sue no matsuyama
nami kosaji to wa | Did we not vow,
Both our sleeves
Wringing out,
That upon the pine-clad peak of Sué
The waves would never break? |
Kiyowara no Motosuke
217[1]
Right
うきねするゐなのみなとにきこゆなりしかのねおろすみねの松かぜ
ukinesuru
ina no minato ni
kikoyunari
shika no ne orosu
mine no matsukaze | In fitful sleep
At Ina Harbour
Do I hear
A stag’s bell descending
From the peaks upon the pinewinds. |
Lord Takanobu
218[2]
[1] Goshūishū XIV: 770: Sent to a fickle-hearted woman, in place of someone.
[2] Senzaishū V: 313: Composed on the conception of hearing a stag while moored at night.
Composed on the conception of hearing a stag while moored at night.
うきねするゐなのみなとにきこゆなりしかのねおろすみねの松かぜ
ukinesuru
wina no minato ni
kikoyunari
sika no ne orosu
mine no matukaze | In fitful sleep
At Ina Harbour
Do I hear
A stag’s bell descending
From the peaks upon the pinewinds. |
Lord Fujiwara no Takanobu
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Composed in Settsu.
志長鳥 居名野乎来者 有間山 夕霧立 宿者無而
しながとりゐなのをくればありまやまゆふぎりたちぬやどりはなくて
sinagatori
winano wo kureba
arimayama
yupugiri tatinu
yadori pa nakute | A waterbird’s long cry
At Ina plain where I have come,
In the Arima Mountains
The evening mists have risen, and
No lodging is there for me… |
Anonymous
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Round One Hundred and Eight
Left
われならぬ人に心をつくば山したにかよはむ道だにやなき
ware naranu
hito ni kokoro o
tsukubayama
shita ni kayowamu
michi dani ya naki | ‘Tis not I, but
Another man your heart
Holds close—Tsukuba Moutain
Has secret paths to go back and forth,
But is there none for me? |
215[1]
Right
あけくれは昔をのみぞしのぶ草葉末の露に袖ぬらしつつ
akekure wa
mukashi o nomi zo
shinobugusa
sue no tsuyu ni
sode nurashitsutsu | Day and night
Times long gone simply
Remembrance fern
Tips dewdrops
Ever drench my sleeves. |
216[2]
[1] Shinkokinshū XI: 1014: Sent to the house of a lady whom another man was visiting regularly.
[2] Shinkokinshū XVII: 1674: When he was thinking of days long gone, after he had grown old.
When he was thinking of days long gone, after he had grown old.
あけくれは昔をのみぞしのぶ草葉末の露に袖ぬらしつつ
akekure wa
mukashi o nomi zo
shinobugusa
hazue no tsuyu ni
sode nurashitsutsu | Day and night
Times long gone simply
Remembrance fern
Frond tips’ dewdrops
Ever drench my sleeves. |
Hōribe no Narinaka
Created with Soan.
Sent to the house of a lady whom another man was visiting regularly.
われならぬ人に心をつくば山したにかよはむ道だにやなき
ware naranu
hito ni kokoro o
tsukubayama
shita ni kayowamu
michi dani ya naki | ‘Tis not I, but
Another man your heart
Holds close—Tsukuba Mountain
Has secret paths to go back and forth,
But is there none for me? |
Lord Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu
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Round One Hundred and Seven
Left
みかきもるゑじのたく火のよるはもえひるはきえつつ物をこそおもへ
mikaki moru
eji no taku hi no
yoru wa moe
hiru wa kietsutsu
mono o koso omoe | Guarding the Palace,
Conscripts kindle flames to
Burn throughout the night, and
Dwindle with the day:
As do I, for love of you. |
213[1]
Right
あふ坂の関には人もなかりけりいは井の水のもるにまかせて
ausaka no
seki ni wa hito mo
nakarikeri
iwai no mizu no
moru ni makasete | At Meeting Hill’s
Barrier of folk
There is no sign—
To the water from the rocky spring’s
Guarded dripping is it entrusted… |
214[2]
[1] Shikashū VII: 225: Topic unknown.
[2] Senzaishū VIII: 522: Composed saying he would pass the barrier at Meeting Hill at night.
Flames.
君がもるゑじのたくひのひるはたえよるはもえつつ物をこそ思へ
kimi ga moru
wezi no taku Fi no
Firu wa tae
yoru Fa moetsutsu
mono o koso omoFe | My lord stands guard at the Palace,
A conscript kindling flames which
Dwindle with the daytime, and
Ever burn at night:
As do I, for love of him. |
Created with Soan.
Composed saying he would pass the barrier at Meeting Hill at night.
あふ坂の関には人もなかりけりいは井の水のもるにまかせて
aFusaka no
seki ni Fa Fito mo
nakarikeri
iFawi no midu no
moru ni makasete | At Meeting Hill’s
Barrier of folk
There is no sign—
To the water from the rocky spring’s
Guarded dripping is it entrusted… |
Hōribe no Narinaka
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Round One Hundred and Six
Left
昨日までよそにおもひしあやめ草けふ我がやどの妻とみるかな
kinō made
yoso ni omoishi
ayamegusa
kyō wa ga yado no
tsuma to miru kana | Until yesterday
Distant did I think us, but
As a sweet flag
Today from my house’s
Eaves, my wife I see! |
Ōnakatomi no Yoshinobu
211[1]
Right
たつた山ふもとの里はとほけれどあらしのつてにもみぢをぞみる
tatsutayama
fumoto no sato wa
tōkeredo
arashi no tsute ni
momiji o zo miru | Tatsuta Mountain
From this estate in the foothills
Lies far away, yet
The storm wind’s actions mean
I see scarlet leaves! |
Hōribe no Narinaka
212[2]
[1] Shūishū II: 109: For a folding screen.
[2] Senzaishū V: 373: Composed on the conception of falling leaves.
'Simply moving and elegant'
