Seafolk 泉郎
かのきしにわたりつきぬるあまを舟いかにのりえてうれしかるらん
kano kishi ni
wataritsukinuru
ama o fune
ika ni noriete
ureshikaruran | To yonder shore
Have crossed
The fisher-folk; their boats—
How might I board them, and
Feel the selfsame joy? |
Higo
Lakes 水海
あふみがた磯のはま松おる波に舟でやすらむみつのうら人
ōmigata
iso no hamamatsu
oru nami ni
funade ya suramu
mitsu no urabito | On the shore at Ōmi,
Beach pines on the rocky strand
Stand among the breaking waves where,
Wondering whether to embark are
The fisher-folk of Mitsu. |
Akinaka
'Simply moving and elegant'