When he had gone to Saga to dig up plants for his garden.
日暮しに見れ共あかぬ女郎花のべにや今宵旅ねしなまし
| higurasi ni miredomo akanu wominaFesi nobe ni ya koyoFi tabinesinamasi |
At the sunset I see, yet cannot get my fill Of maidenflowers, so In the fields tonight Should I make a traveller’s bed? |
Fujiwara no Nagayoshi
藤原長能
Presented to His Majesty as a Tanabata poem during the reign of Emperor Kazan (968 – 1008, r. 984 – 986)
袖ひちてわがてにむすぶ水のおもにあまつほしあひのそらをみるかな
| sode hijite wa ga te ni musubu mizu no omo ni ama tsu hoshiai no sora wo miru kana |
I wet my sleeves With my hands scooping Water from the surface where The heavenly stars do meet: Gazing at the sky, indeed… |
Fujiwara no Nagayoshi