New Year Archery
雲のうへや春のはじめの梓弓ゐまちの月にいづるもろ人
kumo no ue ya
haru no hajime no
azusayumi
imachi no tsuki ni
izuru morobito | Above the clouds,
At the start of spring,
With catalpa bows
Beneath the eighteenth night’s moon
Emerge the crowds! |
New Year Archery
くれかかる雲ゐの庭の継射にたちいづる袖のめづらしきかな
kurekakaru
kumoi no niwa no
keisha ni
tachi’izuru sode no
mezurashiki kana | Twilight draws in,
Clouds above the grounds, where
Shooting in turns,
Sleeves are raised—
A rare sight! |
Sanjōnishi Sanetaka 三条西実隆 (1455-1537)
'Simply moving and elegant'