Composed on autumn leaves when the late Minister of Ceremonial had gone to the River Ōi.
水上に紅葉ながれて大井河むらごにみゆる瀧の白糸
| minakami ni momidi nagarete oFiwigaFa murago ni miyuru taki no siraito |
From upstream Flow the scarlet leaves upon The River Ōi Seeming to spatter colour on The cataracts’ white threads… |
The Horikawa Minister of the Right [Fujiwara no Yorimune]
堀川右大臣 [藤原頼宗]
Composed on plovers for a poetry competition in Eishō 4 [1050].
佐保川の霧のあなたに鳴く千鳥聲は隔てぬ物にぞ有ける
| saFogaFa no kiri no anata ni naku tidori kowe Fa Fedatenu mono ni zo arikeru |
The River Sao: Mist rises, and from beyond Come plover cries, Their calls uninterrupted By anything. |
The Horikawa Minister of the Right [Fujiwara no Yorimune]
Composed on hearing that the Nijō Former Grand Minister [Fujiwara no Norimichi (996-1075)] had first visited Koshikibu no Naishi.
人しらでねたさもねたし紫のねずりの衣うはきにもせむ
| Fito sirade netasa mo netasi murasaki no nezuri no koromo uFaki ni mo semu |
That no one knows, Makes me more jealous than jealousy; With violet Dyed clothing Plainly worn should they reveal it! |
The Horikawa Minister of the Right [Fujiwara no Yorimune]