伊佐左可尓 念而来之乎 多祜乃浦尓 開流藤見而 一夜可経
いささかに おもひてこしを たこのうらに さけるふぢみて ひとよへぬべし
isasaka ni omopitekosi wo tako no ura ni sakeru pudi mite pitoyo penubesi Just for a moment Did I think to come, but At the Bay of Tako I see blooming wisteria, and Must pass a night here.
Secretary Kume no asomi Hironawa
判官久米朝臣広縄
玉桙之 道去夫利尓 不思 妹乎相見而 恋比鴨
たまほこの みちゆきぶりに おもはぬに いもをあひみて こふるころかも
tamapoko no mitiyukiburi ni omopanu ni imo wo apimite kopuru koro kamo Jewelled-spear straight The road I travelled when Unexpectedly Did I meet a maiden– How I love her these days!
白露尓 荒争金手 咲芽子 散惜兼 雨莫零根
しらつゆに あらそひかねて さけるはぎ ちらばをしけむ あめなふりそね
siratuyu ni arasopikanete sakeru pagi tiraba osikemu ame na puri so ne With the silver dewdrops Unable to compete is The blooming bush clover– Should they scatter, how I would regret it, so O, rain, fall not!
内日左須 宮道尓相之 人妻姤 玉緒之 念乱而 宿夜四曽多寸
うちひさす みやぢにあひし ひとづまゆゑに たまのをの おもひみだれて ぬるよしぞおほき
utipi sasu miyadi ni apisi pitoduma yuwe ni tama no wo no omopimidarete nuru yosi zo opoki Bright sun shines on The avenues of the capital where I met Another’s wife, who My jewelled thread of life Cast into tangled passion– So many the nights we slept together!
[One of] five poems from an ancient collection.
棹壮鹿之 朝立野辺乃 秋芽子尓 玉跡見左右 置有白露
さをしかの あさたつのへの あきはぎに たまとみるまで おけるしらつゆ
sawosika no asa tatu nobe no akipagi ni tama to miru made okeru siratuyu Stags Stand in the morning meadows, where Upon the autumn bush clover As gemstones appearing Have fallen silver dewdrops.
Ōtomo sukune Yakamochi
A poem by Novice Manzei.
世間乎 何物尓将譬 旦開 榜去師船之 跡無如
よのなかを なににたとへむ あさびらき こぎいにしふねの あとなきがごと
yo no naka wo nani ni tatopemu asabiraki kogi inisi pune no ato naki ga goto This mundane world, To what might I compare? At dawn’s breaking, A boat rowed out but Has left no wake at all—that’s it.
豊洲 聞浜松 心裳 何妹 相云始
とよくにの きくのはままつ ねもころに なにしかいもに あひいひそめけむ
toyokuni no kiku no pamamatu nemokoro ni nani sika imo ni api’ipisomekemu As in the land of Toyo At Kiku the beach-pines, Sweetly, Why has my darling Begun to meet and talk with me?
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Collection
A poem by Chief Border Guard Hasetsukabe no miyatsuko Hitomaro.
於保吉美能 美許等可之古美 伊蘇尓布理 宇乃波良和多流 知知波波乎於伎弖
おほきみの みことかしこみ いそにふり うのはらわたる ちちははをおきて
opokimi no mikoto kasikomi iso ni puri unopara wataru titipapa wo okite At my Great Lord’s Dread command, Striking the rocky shore The sea-plain shall I cross Leaving father and mother behind…
[One of] two poems composed to express his grief and sorrow by Kawabe no Miyahito when he saw the coffin of a young girl in the pine groves of Himeshima in Wadō 4 [711].
妹之名者 千代尓将流 姫嶋之 子松之末尓 蘿生万代尓
いもがなは ちよにながれむ ひめしまの こまつがうれに こけむすまでに
imo ga na pa tiyo ni nagaremu pimesima no komatu ga ure ni kokemusu made ni This maiden’s name Will drift down a thousand ages Until Himeshima’s Pine seedling shoots are Choked with hanging moss.
Kawabe no Miyahito
敷治奈美乃 志気里波須疑奴 安志比紀乃 夜麻保登等芸須 奈騰可伎奈賀奴
ふぢなみの しげりはすぎぬ あしひきの やまほととぎす などかきなかぬ
pudinami no sigeri pa suginu asipiki no yamapototogisu nado ka kikanu The wisteria waves’ Verdant time has passed, O, leg-wearying Mountain cuckoo, so Why won’t you sing?
Composed by Secretary Kume no asomi Hironawa on the 23rd day.
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