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梓弓おしてはるさめけふふりぬあすさへふらばわかなつみてむ
| adusayumi wosite Farusame keFu Furinu asu saFe Furaba wakana tumitemu |
My catalpa bow I string and spring rain Fell today. If tomorrow it falls still I’ll go gathering fresh herbs. |
Anonymous.
At time when the Nijō Empress [Kōshi] was known as the Mother of the Crown Prince, on the Third day of the First month, he was summoned to her presence; while giving her orders, she commanded him to compose a poem on the snow falling upon his head while the sun was shining.
春の日のひかりにあたる我なれどかしらの雪となるぞわびしき
| Faru no Fi no Fikari ni ataru ware naredo kasira no yuki to naru zo wabisiki |
The spring sun’s Light strikes Me but, the Snow upon my brow Saddens. |
Fun’ya no Yasuhide
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心ざしふかくそめてし折りければきえあへぬ雪の花と見ゆらむ
| kokorozasi Fukaku sometesi worikereba kieaFenu yuki no Fana to miyuramu |
I have been so Deeply moved Here, when I pluck a spray Th’ enduring snow Seems blossom. |
Anonymous. (According to some, this poem is a poem by a former Chancellor.)
Composed on the snow resting on the trees.
春立てば花とや見らむ白雪のかかれる枝にうぐひすぞなく
| Faru tateba Fana to ya miramu sirayuki no kakareru eda ni uguFisu zo naku |
Spring is swelling Is that blossom I see? White snow Hanging on the branches Where the warbler sings. |
The Monk Sosei
素性法師
Composed on the first day of spring.
袖ひぢてむすびし水をこほれるを春立つけふの風やとくらむ
| sode Fidite musubisi mizu no koForeru wo Faru tatu keFu no kaze ya tokuran |
Once I wet my sleeves Scooping water It’s frozen now On this first day of spring, Will the wind melt it, I wonder? |
Ki no Tsuryuki 紀貫之
| KKS I: 1 |