New Year Archery
引きつづき雲ゐのまとゐ昨日といひけふのま弓の春も珍らし
hikitsuzuki
kumoi no matoi
kinō to
ii kyō no mayumi no
haru mo mezurashi | Drawn one after another
Within the clouds the company
‘Yesterday!’ they
Said, but today fair bows
Of spring strung—so rare! |
New Year Archery
まひもけふかた分く弓の勝負にいでやとりどり心引くらん
mahi mo kyō
katawaku yumi no
kachimake ni
ide ya toridori
kokoro hikuran | The fair sun, too, today,
Upon the teams of bows,
Winners and losers,
Shine, that all
Will have their hearts inspired! |
Mushanokōji Sanekage 武者小路実陰 (1661-1738)
'Simply moving and elegant'