上野阿蘇山つづら野を広み延ひにしものをあぜか絶えせむ
kamituke no
aso yama tudura
no wo piromi
papinisi mono wo
aze ka taesemu | In Kamitsuke
Upon Aso Mountain the moonseed
Covers all the meadows;
It stretches so far—
How ever can it be cut? |
Ponds 池
世にわびて波たちまちにすぐなれどあその御池にぬさたてまつる
yo ni wabite
nami tachimachi ni
sugu naredo
aso no mi’ike ni
nusa tatematsuru | All the world’s troubles
In sudden waves
Arise, yet
At the fair pond of Aso
Will I make an offering… |
Toshiyori
'Simply moving and elegant'