Another poem composed by Yakamochi, on seeing fringed pinks on the flagstones.
秋さらば見つつ偲へと妹が植ゑしやどのなでしこ咲きにけるかも
| aki saraba mitutu sinope tö imo ga uwesi yado nö nadesiko sakinikeru ka mo |
“When the autumn comes Gaze on these and remember,” said she: My darling planted Pinks around my house; And now they bloom. |
A poem composed by Yakamochi, Lord Ōtomo, in the summer, Sixth Month 11th year [of Tempyō] (739), while mourning for his concubine, who had died.
今よりは秋風寒く吹きなむをいかにかひとり長き夜を寢む
| ima yori pa aki kaze samuku pukinamu wo ika ni kapitori nagaki yo wo nemu |
From now on Coldly autumn winds Will blow: How can I bear To sleep the long night through? |