Composed on the conception of it being chilly bathing in a spring at night.
さよふかきいづみの水のおときけばむすばぬそでもすずしかりけり
| sayo Fukaki idumi no midu no oto kikeba musubanu sode mo suzusikarikeri | Deep within a night so brief When the water of a spring I hear, Though they cannot draw it up, my sleeves Are cool, indeed. |
Lord Minamoto no Morokata
Composed on the topic of lingering snow for a poetry match held by Her Majesty, the Empress during the reign of the Goreizei emperor:
はなならでをらまほしきはなにはえのあしのわかばにふれるしらゆき
| Fana narade woramahosiki Fa naniFae no asi no wakaba ni Fureru shirayuki | Though they are not blossoms How I long to pick At Naniwa Inlet From the new-grown reed tips Fallen snowflakes. |
Lord Fujiwara no Norinaga
Composed for the Palace Poetry Match held on the 10th day of the Eighth Month, Kanna 1.
いつもみる月ぞとおもへどあきのよはいかなるかげをそふるなるらん
| itumo miru tuki zo to omoFedo aki no yo Fa ika naru kage wo soFurunaruran | Always, do I see The moon, I thought, yet On an autumn night What is this light That trails over all? |
Fujiwara no Nagayoshi
When Major Counsellor Kintō said, ‘You should come to see the profusion of blossoms,’ and he was unable to visit.
花もみな散りなん後はわが宿のなににつけてか人をまつべき
| Fana mo mina tirinan noti Fa wa ga yado no nani ni tukete ka Fito wo matubeki | After the blossoms, every one, Have scattered, then At my house Why, indeed, Should I folk await? |
Imperial Prince Tomohira, Minister of Central Affairs
Composed when he had gone to the residence of Narisuke, the Chief Priest of Kamo, when drunk, was sorrowing that he had yet to be promoted.
もみぢするかつらのなかにすみよしのまつのみひとりみどりなるかな
| momidisuru katura no naka ni sumiyosi no matu no mi Fitori midori naru kana | Among the scarlet-leaved Katsura, Sumiyoshi’s Solitary pinecone Is green! |
Kunimoto, the Governor of Tsu
