Sent to the Chūjō Junior Consort.
むらさきの色にこゝろはあらねどもふかくぞ人をおもひそめつる
murasaki no
iro ni kokoro wa
aranedomo
fukaku zo hito o
omoisometuru |
The violet
Hue is in my heart
Nowhere to be found
Yet deeply have you
Started to stain my thoughts. |
Emperor Daigo (885-930, r. 897-930)
Topic unknown.
夏草はしげりにけれどほとゝぎすなどわがやどに一聲もせぬ
natsu kusa wa
shigerinikeredo
hototogisu
nado wa ga yado ni
hito koe mo senu |
The summer grasses
Have grown lush and thick, yet,
O, cuckoo
Why at my home
Do you not give a single call? |
The Engi Emperor (Daigo) (885-930; r. 897-930)
'Simply moving and elegant'