A poem on Mount Kagu by Kamo no Taruhito.
天之芳来山 霞立 春尓至婆 松風尓 池浪立而 櫻花 木乃晩茂尓 奥邊波 鴨妻喚 邊津方尓 味村左和伎 百礒城之 大宮人乃 退出而 遊船尓波 梶棹毛 無而不樂毛 己具人奈四二
天降りつく 天の香具山 霞立つ 春に至れば 松風に 池波立ちて 桜花 木の暗茂に 沖辺には 鴨妻呼ばひ 辺つ辺に あぢ群騒き ももしきの 大宮人の 退り出て 遊ぶ船には 楫棹も なくて寂しも 漕ぐ人なしに
amorituku ame no kaguyama kiri tatu paru ni itareba matukaze ni ikenami tatite sakurabana ko no kuresige ni okipe ni pa kamo tuma yobapi petupe ni adi murasawagi momosiki no opomiyabito no makaridete asobu pune ni pa kadisawo mo nakute sabusi mo kogu pito nasi ni Descended from heaven is Sacred Mount Kagu where Mists arise When the spring does come, The wind through the pines Raises waves from pond waters, and Cherry blossom’s Profusion shades the trees, while Out in the offing, Ducks call for a mate and On the shore Teals flock noisily; Hundredfold, The palace folk were wont to Travel out On pleasure boats, but Oars and poles Are there none—so sad— For there’s not a soul to row them…
On the end of spring, at a beach.
春のなごりながむるうらの夕なぎにこぎわかれゆく舟もうらめし
haru no nagori nagamuru ura no yūnagi ni kogiwakareyuku fune mo urameshi A memento of spring Brings comfort on the beach, where In the evening calm Rowing away from me The boats I do envy so!
Former Major Counsellor Tamekane
Left
ちらねどもかねてぞをしき紅葉ばは今はかぎりの色とみつれば
chiranedomo kanete zo oshiki momijiba wa ima wa kagiri no iro to mitsureba Not fallen yet Even now is there something to regret In the scarlet autumn leaves, For already the utmost of Their hues do I see, so…
96[1]
Right
白波に秋の木のはのうかべるはあまのながせる舟かとぞ見る
shiranami ni aki no ko no ha no ukaberu o ama no nagaseru fune ka to zo miru Atop the whitecaps Autumn leaves Float as Divers’ drifting Boats seeming.
97[2]
[1] Kokinshū V: 264/Shinsen man’yōshū 105.
[2] Kokinshū V: 301, attributed to Fujiwara no Okikaze/Kokin rokujō III: 1825, attributed to Kiyowara no Fukayabu.
Wisteria blooming by a river bank
Left さだめなく吹く風なれば池水のきしをめぐりてよする藤なみ
sadamenaku fuku kaze nareba ikemizu no kishi o megurite yosuru Fujinami Inconstant is The gusting wind, so By the pondwater’s Bank and all along it Break wisteria waves…
Fujiwara no Munenari 11
Right
藤なみのかからぬ岸のなければやこぎくる舟のよるひまのなき
fujinami no kakaranu kishi no nakereba ya kogikuru fune no yoru hima no naki Untouched by wisteria waves Such a bank Is there not one? Come rowing, the boats Have not a moment to make shore.
Lesser Superintendant Fujiwara no Sadamitsu 12
Boats 船
風はやきながとのうらの舟よりもとまりさだめぬ我が身なりけり
kaze hayaki nagato no ura no fune yori mo tomarisadamenu wa ga mi narikeri Swift, the wind from Nagato Beach sends A boat but more Uncertain of my resting place Am I…
Daishin
Boats 船
わたつ海にただよふ舟のうきしづみそこをとまりとなきぞわびしき
wata tsu umi ni tadayou fune no ukishizumi soko o tomari to naki zo wabishiki Upon the broad sea sweep The drifting boats both Float and sink – That there they will not always remain is Indeed, depressing!
Higo
Boats 船
にほてるややばせの渡りする舟をいくたびみつつせたのはし守
nioteru ya yabase no watari suru fune o iku tabi mitsutsu seta no hashimori On the shining Sea of Grebes From Yabase crossing go The ferry boats – How many times has he watched them, The bridge-guard at Seta?
Kanemasa
Boats 船
水あさみ川せの波はたつものをくだすう舟のみつや何なる
mizu asami kawase no nami wa tatsu mono o kudasu ubune no mitsu ya ika naru How shallow the waters in The river rapids where waves Arise – What will become of the cormorant boats, sailing down If they be full?
Tadafusa
Boats 船
なごかれよみずりもすまにかきつみてあからも袖の灘通る日ぞ
nagokare yo mizuri mo suma ni kakitsumite akara mo sode no natatōru hi zo O, be calm! The dyestuffs at Suma are Gathered all together, and The red hue on my sleeves is The sun passing through these perilous seas!
Toshiyori
Boats 船
くもつよりすすめぐりするこし舟のおきこぎさかるほのぼのにみゆ
kumotsu yori susu megurisuru koshibune no oki kogisakaru honobono ni miyu From Kumotsu Around to Susu go The boats from Koshi, Rowing further into the offing Only faintly to be seen.
Nakazane
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