When she had gone to Kamo on a winter’s night when the moon was shining brightly.
神がきや松のあらしもおとさえて霜にしもしく冬の夜のつき
| kamigaki ya matsu no arashi mo oto saete shimo ni shimo shiku fuyu no yo no tsuki | At the sacred grounds, Storm winds through the pines Sound so chill; Frost atop of frost is spread, The moon this winter’s night. |
Kenreimon’in ukyō no daibu
Composed when Middle Counsellor Ienari had gone to Sumiyoshi and they were composing poems.
神世よりつもりのうらにみやゐしてへぬらんとしのかぎりしらずも
| kamiyo yori tsumori no ura ni miya’ishite henuran toshi no kagiri shirazu mo | Since the Age of Gods At the Bay of Tsumori Has there been a shrine; The years it will endure Know no bounds at all! |
Major Counsellor Takasue
Composed as a poem on the moon, when he presented a hundred poem sequence.
さよふけてふじのたかねにすむ月は煙ばかりやくもりなるべき
| sayo Fukete Fuzi no takane ni sumu tuki Fa keburi bakari ya kumori narubeki | Brief night wears on, and Above the high peak of Fuji, Can the clear moon Simply by smoke Alone be clouded? |
The Ōinomikado Minister of the Right
On a Day of the Rat, when Major Captain of the Right Sanesuke was lower in rank.
おいの世にかかるみゆきは有りきやとこだかき峯の松にとはばや
| oi no yo ni kakaru miyuki Fa ariki ya to kodakaki mine no matu ni toFaba ya | In ancient ages Did ever such a progress Occur? On the high, tree-covered peak I would ask the pines… |
’Kiyowara no Motosuke
When His Majesty was recently retired, on a night when the moon was shining brightly, he sent this to him via a court lady.
すみのぼる月のひかりにさそはれてくものうへまでゆくこころかな
| suminoboru tsuki no hikari ni sasowarete kumo no ue made yuku kokoro kana | Clearly climbing The light of the moon Invites, Above the clouds, To go my heart! |
The Chancellor
