水の泡や種となるらむ浮草のまく人なみの上に生ふれば
mizu no awa ya tane to naruramu ukikusa no maku hitonami no ue ni oureba Might the foam upon the waters
1[i]
山里は冬ぞさびしさまさりける人めも草もかれぬとおもへば
yamazato wa fuyu zo sabishisa masarikeru hitome mo kusa mo karenu to omoeba In a mountain retreat
2[ii]
今日人をこふる心はあすか川流るる水に劣らざりけり
kyō hito o kouru kokoro wa asukagawa nagaruru mizu ni otorazarikeri Today, for her
3[iii]
[i] This poem is included in Shūishū (IX: 524) as an anonymous poem with the headnote ‘Produced but not matched in a poetry contest.’
[ii] This poem is included in Muneyuki-shū (15) with the headnote ‘For a poetry match’.
[iii] This poem is included in Muneyuki-shū (16) with the headnote ‘For a poetry match’.
うきしづみはてはあわとぞ成りぬべき瀬瀬の岩波身をくだきつつ
ukishizumi hate wa awa to zo narinubeki seze no iwanami mi o kudakitsutsu Rising and then sinking,
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Composed on the beginning of autumn.
天河みなわさかまきゆく水のはやくも秋のたちにけるかな
ama no gawa minawa sakamaki yuku mizu no hayaku mo aki no tachinikeru kana Upon the River of Heaven
Topic unknown.
わたつ海のおきつしほあひにうかぶあわのきえぬものからよる方もなし
wata tu umi no Across the broad sea sweep
Anonymous
行く水に風のふきいるる桜花ながれてきえぬあわかとぞ見る
yuku mizu ni kaze no fuki’iruru sakurabana nagarete kienu awa ka to zo miru Into the rushing waters
Created with Soan.
Fallen blossom at the water’s edge.
やま桜木木のこずゑに見しものを岩間の水にあわとなりぬる
yamazakura kigi no kozue ni mishi mono o iwama no mizu ni awa to narinuru The mountain cherry blossom
Created with Soan.
When her grandchild passed away.
うきながらきえせぬ物は身なりけりうらやましきは水のあわかな
ukinagara How cruel it is that
Nakatsukasa
Created with Soan .
Sent when he saw the Tsutsumi Middle Counsellor Lady of the Bedchamber.[1]
あなこひしはつかに人をみづのあわのきえかへるともしらせてしかな
ana koFisi O, how strong my love!
The Ononomiya Palace Minister
Created with Soan . [1] A reference to Fujiwara no Sōshi (Kuwako) 藤原桑子 (dates unknown), the daughter of Fujiwara no Kanesuke 藤原兼輔 (877-933), who was an Imperial Concubine to Emperor Daigo 醍醐 (885-930; r 897-930), and the mother of Imperial Prince Nori’akira 章明 (924-990).
Composed on seeing cherry blossom flowing along the stream in the grounds of the Palace of the Crown Prince.
枝よりもあだにちりにし花なればおちても水の泡とこそなれ
eda yori mo From the branch
Sugano no Takayo
'Simply moving and elegant'
