Blankets
君こばとはにふのこやの床のうへにあさでこぶすまひきてこそをれ
kimi koba to
hanyu no koya no
toko no ue ni
asade kobusuma
hikite koso ore | “If you should come…” I say, and
In my meagre hut
From atop my bed
My hempen bedding
I draw back! |
Minamoto no Toshiyori
源俊頼
Blankets
冬さむみ霜さゆる夜は明けぬれどあさぶすまこそぬがれざりけれ
fuyu samumi
shimo sayu yo wa
akenuredo
asabusuma koso
nugarezarikere | How cold the winter, and
Chill the frost this night;
It lightens, yet
My hempen bedding
I have not stripped off… |
Minamoto no Akinaka
源顕仲
'Simply moving and elegant'