のべごとにたちかくれつつをみなへしふくあきかぜのみえずもあらなむ
| nobe goto ni tachikakuretsutsu ominaeshi fuku akikaze no miezu mo aranamu | In every meadow Ever hiding and appearing are Maidenflowers— O, that the gusting autumn wind Would not appear! |
Ise
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Category Archives: Teishi-in ominaeshi awase
Teishi-in ominaeshi uta’awase 25
やをとめのそでかとぞみるをみなへしきみをいはひてなではじめてき
| yaotome no sode ka to zo miru ominaeshi kimi o iwaite nadehajimeteki | As eight sacred maidens’ Sleeves do they appear, The maidenflowers, Celebrating our Lord’s reign With a first gentle touch. |
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うゑながらかつはたのまずをみなへしうつろふあきのほどしなければ
| uenagara katsu wa tanomazu ominaeshi utsurou aki no hodo shi nakereba | I planted them, yet Still unreliable are The maidenflowers, for They fade and autumn Is nothing but brief… |
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Teishi-in ominaeshi uta’awase 24
をみなへしなどかあきしもにほふらむはなのこころをひともしれとか
| ominaeshi nadoka aki shimo ni niouramu hana no kokoro o hito mo shire to ka | O, maidenflower, Why is it that, of all, in autumn You would glow so bright? Of a fickle flower’s heart Folk to inform, perhaps… |
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てをとらばひとやとがめむをみなへしにほへるのべにやどやからまし
| te o toraba hito ya togamemu ominaeshi nioeru nobe ni yado ya karamashi | Should I put my hands on you, By folk would I be despised, O, maidenflower, so In the meadow where you shine Would I borrow lodging… |
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Teishi-in ominaeshi uta’awase 23
をみなへしやまののくさとふりしかどさかゆくときもありけるものを
| ominaeshi yamano no kusa to furishikado sakayuku toki mo arikeru mono o | The maidenflowers With the mountain meadow grasses Have grown old, yet A time to flourish Did they have once… |
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をみなへしさけるやまべのあきかぜはふくゆふかげをたれかかたらむ
| ominaeshi sakeru yamabe no akikaze wa fuku yūkage o tare ka kataramu | A maidenflower Blooming in a mountain meadow, with The autumn wind’s Evening gusts revealed, but Who is there to tell the tale? |
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[1] This poem is almost identical to poem 4 in Uda-in ominaeshi uta’awase.
Teishi-in ominaeshi uta’awase 22
ありへてもくちしはてねばをみなへしひとさかりゆくあきもありけり
| arietemo kuchishihateneba ominaeshi hito sakariyuku aki mo arikeri | Long has she lingered there, yet Has not begun to wither, but The maidenflower Has folk pass her by, too, When autumn comes. |
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おほよそになべてをらるなをみなへしのちうきものぞひとのこころは
| ōyoso ni nabete oraru na ominaeshi nochi uki mono zo hito no kokoro wa | Perfunctorily, Carelessly, aren’t you plucked, O, maidenflower, And then a cruel thing, indeed, Is a man’s heart… |
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Teishi-in ominaeshi uta’awase 21
をとこやまみねふみわけてなくしかはへじとやおもふしひてあきには
| otokoyama mine fumiwakete naku shika wa heji to ya omou shiite aki ni wa | Upon Otoko Mountain’s Peak treads A belling stag: I wonder, does he not wish To have to endure the autumn? |
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をぐらやまみねのもみぢばなにをいとにへてかおりけむしるやしらずや
| ogurayama mine no momijiba nani o ito ni hete ka orikemu shiru ya shirazu ya | On Ogura Mountain’s Peak, the scarlet leaves Somehow, as warp threads Crossing, woven seem— Who knows that? No one, I expect! |
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Teishi-in ominaeshi uta’awase 20
ときのまもあきのいろをやをみなへしながきあだなにいはれはてなん
| toki no ma mo aki no iro o ya ominaeshi nagaki adana ni iwarehatenan | For such a brief time In her autumn hues is A maidenflower, and yet Ever is she faithless Said to be… |
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あきのののくさをみなへししらぬみははなのなにこそおどろかれぬれ
| aki no no no kusa o mina heshi shiranu mi wa ana no na ni koso odorokarenure | Through all the autumn meadows’ Grasses have I passed, yet I know them not, so When I learned her name How surprised I was! |
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Teishi-in ominaeshi uta’awase 19
なにしおへばあはれとおもふををみなへしたれをうしとかまだきうつろふ
| na ni shi oeba aware to omou o ominaeshi tare o ushi to ka madaki utsurou | Bearing such a name, She is dear, indeed, I feel, that Maidenflower, but Who is it that she does despise so, That she fades so swiftly? |
Mareyo
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ちるはるをみなへしはなはあき風のふかむことをばくるしからじな
| chiru haru o mina heshi hana wa akikaze no fukamu koto oba kurushikaraji na | Scattered in springtime Have all the blossoms, so When the autumn wind Begins to blow She suffers not, I think… |
Motoyuki
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Teishi-in ominaeshi uta’awase 18
をみなへしあきののをわけをりつればやどあれぬとてまつむしぞなく
| ominaeshi aki no no o wake oritsureba yado arenu tote matsumushi zo naku | O, maidenflower, Through the autumn meadows did I press To pick you, so My home has gone to ruin where The pine crickets sing. |
Yasuki
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むしのねになきまどはせるをみなへしをればたもとにきりのこりゐる
| mushi no ne ni naki madowaseru ominaeshi oreba tamoto ni kiri nokori’iru | The insects’ cries With her sobs are confused, that Maidenflower, I pluck her, and within my sleeve Traces of the mists do linger. |
Amane
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Teishi-in ominaeshi uta’awase 17
たつたやまあきをみなへしすぐさねばおくるぬさこそもみぢなりけれ
| tatsutayama aki o mina heshi sugusaneba okuru nusa koso momiji narikere | On Tatsuta Mountain Autumn for all has Not yet passed by, so Proffered are garlands of Scarlet leaves. |
Motoyori
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あきぎりをみなへしなびくふくかぜをこのひともとにはなはちるらし
| akigiri o mina heshi nabiku fuku kaze o kono hitomoto ni hana wa chirurashi | The autumn mists Have borne down on all With the gusting wind A single stalk of Blooms seems to scatter… |
Yoshikaze
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