On seaweed.
潮滿てば入りぬる礒の草なれや見らく少く戀ふらくの多き
| sipo miteba irinuru iso nö kusa nare ya miraku sukunaku kopuraku nö opoki |
When the tide is high, Covering the beach, As sea-grass, perhaps, Scarcely seen and Greatly loved. |
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MYS VII: 1375
朝霜の消やすき命誰がために千年もがもと我が思はなくに
| asa simo nö keyasuki inöti ta ga tame ni ti tose mo ga mo tö wa ga omopanaku ni |
As morning frost Our life is gone; For who but you Should it last a thousand years; I would that it were so! |
MYS VII: 1369
MYS VII: 1318
MYS VII: 1317
On jewels.
海の底沈く白玉風吹きて海は荒るとも取らずはやまじ
| wata nö sökö siduku siratama kaze pukite umi pa aru tömo torazu pa yamazi |
On the sea bed Is sunk a pearl; The wind blows and The sea rages, but Unless I hold it in my hand, I’ll not stop. |
MYS VII: 1244
娘子らが放りの髮を由布の山雲なたなびき家のあたり見む
| wotömera ga panari nö kami wo yupu nö yama kumo na tanabiki ipe nö atari mimu |
Maidens with Free-flowing hair Bind it across Mount Yū Trail not, ye clouds, For I would see my home. |
MYS VII: 1186
MYS VII: 1184
MYS VII: 1176
夏麻引く海上潟の沖つ洲に鳥はすだけど君は音もせず
| natusobiku unamigata nö oki tu su ni töri pa sudakedö kimi pa otö mo sezu |
By summer hemp stretched Unakami coast On the offshore sandbars Seabirds flock Yet there is not a word from you. |