玉さかに相坂山の真葛原まだうらわかし恨みはてじな
tamasaka ni aisakayama no makuzuwara mada urawakashi uramihateji na By chance,
Lady Tsu, in service to the Former Kamo Virgin
夏山の下はふくずのうらわかみまだきに露の心おくらん
natsuyama no shita hau kuzu no urawakami madaki ni tsuyu no kokoro okuran On the summer mountains
The Minister of Justice
うらみかねさ夜の衣を人しれず思ひかへせどなぐさまぬかな
uramikane sayo no koromo o hito shirezu omoikaesedo nagusamanu kana Unable to despise you,
Kii, from the Ichijō Palace
ひたすらにさよの衣にことよせてうらなき人を恨みざらなん
hitasura ni sayo no koromo ni kotoyosete uranaki hito o uramizaranan Truly,
The Governor of Mimasaka
人しれぬ袖ぞ露けき逢ふことはかれのみまさる山のした草
hito shirenu sode zo tsuyukeki au koto wa kare nomi masaru yama no shitagusa Unknown to all
[Nakako,] The Suō Handmaid
In reply.
おく山の下かげ草はかれやする軒ばにのみはおのれなりつつ
oku yama no shitakagegusa wa kare ya suru nokiba ni nomi wa onore naritsutsu Deep within the mountains, have
The Consultant Middle Captain
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きてなれし袂は人に見せてましつらき涙の色のかはらば
kitenareshi tamoto wa hito ni misetemashi tsuraki namida no iro no kawaraba I was wont to wear
Yurika, from the Hall of the Junior Consort
In reply.
忍草しのぶる程のよがれにはなにに心も袖もぬるらん
shinobugusa shinoburu hodo no yogare ni wa nani ni kokoro mo sode mo nururan A fond fern
The Assistant Lieutenant of the Middle Palace Guards, Left Division
おもひやれとはで程ふる五月雨に独やどもる袖の雫を
omoiyare towade hodo furu samidare ni hitori yado moru sode no shizuku o Lost in thoughts of you,
Lady Higo
In reply
世とともにさてのみこそはすぐししか思ひしりぬや袖の雫を
yo to tomo ni sate nomi koso wa sugushishika omoishirinu ya sode no shizuku o Together with the world
The Middle Counsellor
つらしともいざやいかがはいはし水あふせまだきにたゆる心は
tsurashi to mo iza ya ikaga wa iwashimizu ause madaki ni tayuru kokoro wa How cruel!
Kazusa, in service to the Empress
In reply
世世ふともたえじとぞ思ふ神がきの岩ねをくぐる水の心は
yo yo futomo taeji to zo omou kamigaki no iwane o kuguru mizu no kokoro wa Age upon age may pass, yet
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Later, on the second day of the Fifth Month, it appears that everyone, quite losing their composure, decorated their replies extravagantly and even painted pictures beneath them; later, on the seventh day of the same month, because His Majesty sent instructions to the ladies who had been present to compose love poems and attend him, on that day they attended him to present their poems.
ほととぎす待つにつけてもささがにのいづれの世にかしる時ぞ思ふ
hototogisu matsu ni tsukete mo sasagani no izure no yo ni ka shiru toki zo omou A cuckoo
Echizen
しるし有りてこぬよもあれや時鳥中中かけしくものふるまひ
shirushi arite konu yo mo are ya hototogisu nakanaka kakeshi kumo no furumai Should there be a sign,
The Major Counsellor
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忍ぶれど物思ふ人はうき雲の空に恋する名をのみぞたつ
shinoburedo mono’omou hito wa ukigumo no sora ni koisuru na o nomi zo tatsu I kept it secret, yet
Middle Captain Morotoki, Fourth Rank
恋すともいかでか空に名はたたじ忍ぶる程は袖につつまで
koisu to mo ikade ka sora ni na wa tataji shinoburu hodo wa sode ni tsutsumade You love, so
Lady Aki, in service to the Empress Dowager
人しれぬ思ひありそのはま風に浪のよるこそいはまほしけれ
hito shirenu omoi ariso no hamakaze ni nami no yoru koso iwamahoshikere Unknown to all
Middle Captain Toshitada
In reply.
おとにきくたかしの浜のあだ波はかけじや袖のぬれもこそすれ
oto ni kiku takashi no hama no adanami wa kakeji ya sode no nure mo koso sure By repute
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[1] This poem is attributed to Kii, from the residence of Imperial Princess Sukeko 祐子内親王家紀伊 in Hyakunin isshu (72).
数ならで世に住江のみをつくしいつを待つともなき身なりけり
kazu narade yo ni sumie no mi o tsukushi itsu o matsu tomo nakimi narikeri Countless are
Master of the Left Capital Office Toshiyori
In reply
ながれてもあふせは絶えじ住江の身をつくしてもくちはててなん
nagaretemo ause wa taeji sumie no mi o tsukushitemo kuchihatetenan Flowing on, yet
Kazusa, in service to the Empress
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