On thinking deep thoughts.
梓弓末はし知らずしかれどもまさかは君に寄りにしものを
| adusayumi suwe pasi sirazu sikaredomo masaka pa kimi ni yorinisi mono wo | A catalpa bow: The end, indeed, I know not, And yet, and yet, ‘Tis you that My thoughts have ever dwelt upon… |
Anonymous
Tag Archives: catalpa bow
Eikyū hyakushu 42
New Year Archery
あづさ弓はるの日ぐらしもろ人のよに入るまでもあそびつるかな
| azusayumi haru no higurashi morobito no yo ni iru made mo asobitsuru kana | Catalpa bows At sundown in springtime Many folk, ‘Til night covers all, will Disport themselves! |
Daishin
Eikyū hyakushu 41
New Year Archery
霞しくはるのはじめのあづさ弓もろやしつるぞうれしかりける
| kasumishiku haru no hajime no azusayumi moroya shitsuru zo ureshikarikeru | Hazy Spring starts with Catalpa bows; Pairing up my arrows, How happy I am! |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 40
New Year Archery
あづさ弓ひくひくたれもいのるらんかたわくけふのくものうへ人
| azusayumi hikuhiku taremo inoruran katawaku kyō no kumo no uebito | A catalpa bow Drawing and drawing, someone Is surely praying; Divided into teams today are The folk above the clouds. |
Kanemasa
Eikyū hyakushu 27
Spring Dawn
あづさ弓はるかにみれば山のはによこ雲わたるあけぼののそら
| azusayumi haruka ni mireba yama no ha ni yokogumo wataru akebono no sora | A catalpa bow Seen in the distance: Across the mountains’ edge Trail streaks of cloud in The sky at dawn. |
Higo
Eikyū hyakushu 220
Early Evening (晩立)
夕立はきりにきるともあづさ弓いにいてさへばくれずも有るかな
| yūdachi wa kiri ni kirutomo azusayumi ini’ide saeba kurezu mo aru kana | Evening showers Clad in mist, yet When a catalpa bow Emerges to interfere There is no dusk, at all. |
Toshiyori
KKS II: 115
While on the path across the Shiga Mountains, he met a large number of women, and later composed this and sent it to them.
あづさゆみはるの山辺をこえくれば道もさりあへず花ぞちりける
| adusa yumi Faru no yamabe o koekureba miti mo sariaFezu Fana zo tirikeru |
A catalpa bow When the springtime mountains I traverse I cannot pass along the way So many flowers have fallen! |
Tsurayuki
Genji monogatari 107
梓弓入佐の山にまとふかなほの見し月の影や見ゆると
| adusa yumi irusa no yama ni matoFu kana Fonomishi tuki no kage ya miyuru to |
A catalpa bow At Mount Irusa is aimed; Is aimed; Dimly glimpsed, that moon, Will I see her light once more? |
MYS XI: 2505
MYS IV: 531
A gentle poem in reply to His Majesty, by Princess Unakami.
梓弓爪引く夜音遠音にも君が御幸を聞くかくし良しも
| adusayumi tumabiku yo’oto no topo oto ni mo kimi ga miyuki o kiku kakusi yosi mo |
A catalpa bow String plucked in the night Sounds in the distance; That Your Majesty will on a journey go Is just as fortunate to hear. |