Category Archives: 1051-1100

Rokujō saiin uta’awase Tengi go-nen hachi-gatsu

Shinpen kokka taikan no.85
Heian-chō uta’awase taisei no.
Title六条斎院歌合
Romanised TitleRokujō saiin uta’awase
Translated TitlePoetry Contest held by the Rokujō Kamo Virgin
Alternative Title(s)
Date8/Tengi 5 [9.1057]
Extant Poems30
Identifiable ParticipantsY
JudgementsY
TopicsBell crickets (suzumushi 鈴虫); Pine crickets (松虫); Crickets (kirigirisu 螽斯); Grasshoppers (hataorime 機織女); Bush crickets (kutsuwamushi 轡虫); Geese (kari 雁); Plovers (chidori 千鳥); Hunting with sparrowhawks (kotakagari 小鷹狩); Snipe (shigi 鴫); Deer (shika 鹿); Moon (tsuki 月); Welcoming the tribute horses (koma mukae 駒迎); Mist (kiri 霧); Autumn fields (aki no ta 秋田); Fulling clothing (koromo utsu 衣うつ)

Baishi naishin’nō-ke uta’awase

Shinpen kokka taikan no.98
Heian-chō uta’awase taisei no.
Title禖子内親王家歌合
Romanised TitleBaishi naishinnō-ke uta’awase
Translated TitlePoetry Contest held at the House of Imperial Princess Miwako
Alternative Title(s)
DateJiryaku 4 [1068]
Extant Poems20
Identifiable ParticipantsY
JudgementsN
TopicsMoonlight on ice (月光似氷); Pine trees buried in snow (雪埋松); Daydreaming of hail in the night (夜霰寤夢); Smoke rising from charcoal kilns (炭釜煙高); The Names of the Buddhas (仏名)

Go to contest

Saishō chūjō kuninobu no ie no uta’awase 16

Left (Win).
我が恋は片裏染めの唐衣かへして寝るや色に見ゆるらむ

wa ga koFi Fa
kata’urazome  no
karakoromo
kaFesite nuru ya
iro ni miyurururamu
For my love
An inner-dyed
Cathay robe
I will reverse – in sleep, then,
I wonder will I see passion’s hues?

Shichirō 七郎
[Minamoto no Ie’yori 源家職]
31

Right.
寝ぬままに月を眺めて明かすかな闇には恋もなぐさかじかし

nenu mama ni
tuki wo nagamete
akasu kana
yami ni Fa koFi mo
nagusamazikasi
While sleepless
I gaze upon the moon
‘til dawn!
For in the darkness my love
Would gain no consolation!

Saburō 三郎
[Minamoto no Kanemasa 源兼昌]
32

Saishō chūjō kuninobu no ie no uta’awase 15

Left (Win).
恋ひわびて片敷く袖はかへせどもいつかは妹が夢に見えける

koFiwabite
katasiku sode Fa
kaFesedomo
itu ka Fa imo ga
yume ni miekeru
Tortured with love
My single spread sleeve
I do reverse, yet
When will my darling
Appear in my dreams?

The Holy Teacher 闍梨
[Ryūgen 隆源]
29

Right.
我が心ときぞともなく乱るれど日だに暮るれば恋ひ添はりけり

wa ga kokoro
toki zo tomonaku
midaruredo
Fi dani kurureba
koFisoFarikeri
My heart
With every passing hour
Is more distraught, yet
Even when the day does dim
Love is my companion.

Bichū 備中
[Minamoto no Nakazane 源仲実]
30

Saishō chūjō kuninobu no ie no uta’awase 14

Left (Win).
夜とともに玉散る床の菅枕見せばや人に夜半の景色を

yo to tomo ni
tama tiru toko no
sugamakura
miseba ya Fito ni
yowa no kesiki wo
Together with the night
Gemlets scatter on my bed’s
Sedge-filled pillow;
Should I show her
This midnight sight?

The Master 大夫
[Minamoto no Toshiyori 源俊頼]
27

Right.
波のよる岩根に立てる磯馴れ松また寝もいらで恋ひあかしつる

nami no yoru
iFane ni tateru
sonare matu
mata ne mo irade
koFi akasituru
The waves roll in
To the cliffs where stands
A hardy pine upon the rocks;
Once more sleepless
From love do I greet the dawn.

The Assistant Master 佐
[Fujiwara no Mototoshi 藤原基俊]
28

Saishō chūjō kuninobu no ie no uta’awase 13

Left (Win).
思ひあまりながむる空の掻き曇り月さへ我を厭ひつるかな

omoFi’amari
nagamuru sora no
kakikumori
tuki saFe ware wo
itoFituru kana
Filled full with love
The sky on which I turn my gaze
Is drowned in darkness;
Even the moon from me
Does shy!

The Consultant Middle Captain 宰相中将
[Minamoto no Kuninobu 源国信]
25

Right.
嵐吹く夜寒の里の寝覚めにはいとど人こそ恋ひしかりけれ

arasi Fuku
yo samu no sato no
nezame ni Fa
itodo Fito koso
koFisikarikere
Stom winds rage
Round my night-chilled home;
Starting from sleep
How much more do
I love her now…

The Minister of Justice 刑部卿
[Minamoto no Akinaka 源顕仲]
26

Baishi naishin’nō-ke uta’awase 10

The Names of the Buddhas

Round 10

Left
年のうちにつもれる罪を残さじと三世の仏の名をぞ唱ふる

toshi no uchi ni
tsumoreru tsumi o
nokosaji to
miyo no hotoke no
na o zo tonauru
Within this year
I have accumulated sins, that
I would not have linger at
The three worlds’ Buddhas’
Names recitation!

Seji 宣旨
19

Right
君が代を三世の仏に年を経て返す返すも祈るべき哉

kimi ga yo o
miyo no hotoke ni
toshi o hete
kaesugaesu mo
inorubeki kana
That Your Highness reign
The three worlds’ Buddhas’
Years shall pass through
Again and yet again
Shall be my only prayer!

Hyōe 兵衛
20

Baishi naishin’nō-ke uta’awase 9

The Names of the Buddhas

Round Nine

Left
あらはるる三世の仏の名を聞くにつもれる罪は霜と消えなむ

arawaruru
miyo no hotoke no
na o kiku ni
tsumoreru tsumi wa
shimo to kienamu
The manifest
Three worlds’ Buddhas’
Names I hear, and
My accumulated sins seem to
Vanish with the frost.

Misaku 美作
17

Right
頼みみる三世の仏の名を聞けばつもれる罪もあらじとぞ思ふ

tanomi miru
miyo no hotoke no
na o kikeba
tsumoreru tsumi mo
araji to zo omou
Hearing our pleas
The three worlds’ Buddhas’
Names I hear, and
Even my accumulated sins
Seem to be gone, I feel.

Shikibu 式部
18

Gendainagon-ke uta’awase 7

Left (Tie).
早苗より穂にいづるまで守る田をかりにのみこそ人は見えけれ

sanaFe yori
Fo ni iduru made
mamoru ta wo
kari ni nomi koso
Fito Fa miekere
From seedlings
Until ripened ears appear,
Warding the paddies,
Only briefly, then,
Can folk be seen!

Anonymous
13

Right.
秋の田に並みよる稲は山川に水ひきうゑし早苗なりけり

aki no ta ni
nami yoru ine Fa
yamagaFa ni
midu Fiki’uwesi
sanaFe narikeri
In the autumn fields
Waves run through the ripening rice;
From a mountain stream
Drawn up, the waters
Seedlings have become…

Yori’ie
頼家
14