鹿の音の音羽の山に音せぬは妻に今宵や逢坂の関
shika no ne no
The stag cries
Jakuren
Composed on the day Spring arrived.
逢坂の關をや春もこえつらむ音羽の山のけさはかすめる
aFusaka no
At Meeing Hill
Tachibana no Toshitsuna (1028-1094)
He had been secretly seeing the lady who had been sent to be the Ise Virgin, but when this became known to His Majesty, he put a guard upon her, and it was no longer possible to visit in secret, so he composed.
逢坂は東路とこそきゝしかど心盡しのせきにぞありける
aFusaka Fa
Meeting Hill lies
Master of the Left Capital Office, Michimasa
逢坂の道に垣ほは越えながらまだ許されぬ下紐の関
aFusaka no
On Meeting Hill’s
Fujiwara no Moroji (913-970)
超えわぶる逢坂よりも音に聞く勿来をかたき関としらなん
koewaburu
Struggling to pass
The Mother of Michitsuna
Composed when he had built himself a hut at Meeting Hill, and was watching people go by.
これやこの行くも帰るも別れつつ知るも知らぬも逢坂の関
kore ya kono
This is truly where
Semimaru
Topic unknown.
思ひやる心は常に通へどもあふ坂の關こえずもあるかな
omoFiyaru
Fond thoughts
Mimune no Kintada (?-949)
Topic unknown.
相坂のゆふつけどりもわがごとく人やこひしきねのみなくらむ
aFusaka no
At Meeting Hill
Anonymous
Composed at Meeting Hill, when parting from someone.
相坂の関しまさしき物ならばあかずわかるる君をとどめよ
aFusaka no
At Meeting Hill
Naniwa no Yorozuo
我妹子に逢坂山を越えて来て泣きつつ居れど逢ふよしもなし
wagimoko ni
O, my darling,
Nakatomi no Yakamori
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