Composed at the end of the year.
昨日といひけふとくらしてあすかがは流れてはやき月日なりけり
kinoFu to iFi
keFu to kurasite
asukagaFa
nagarete Fayaki
tukiFi narikeri |
‘Twas yesterday,’ I said,
And then, ‘Today’;
Tomorrow, as the Asuka River’s
Swift current
The time has come upon me. |
Harumichi no Tsuraki
Composed at the Shiga mountain pass.
山河に風のかけたるしがらみは流れもあへぬ紅葉なりけり
yamagaFa ni
kaze no kaketaru
sigarami Fa
nagare mo aFenu
momidi narikeri |
Upon this mountain stream
Has the wind placed
A dam,
Unmoved by the current,
Of scarlet leaves. |
Harumichi no Tsuraki
'Simply moving and elegant'