Composed on the spirit of remnants of snow, when he presented a hundred poem sequence to Retired Emperor Horikawa (1079-1107; r. 1086-1107).
春きては花とも見よとかたをかの松のうは葉にあは雪ぞふる
| haru kite wa hana tomo miyo to kataoka no matsu no uwaba ni awayuki zo furu |
‘Spring has come,’ they say, ‘Look! It’s blossom!’ On the mountainside Upon the pine-tops A froth of snow is falling. |
Fujiwara no Nakazane (1057-1118)
Composed in the conception of love’s beginning, when he took part in a hundred poem sequence during the reign of Retired Emperor Horikawa.
難波江の藻にうづもるゝ玉かしはあらはれてだに人を戀ひばや
| naniFae no mo ni udumoruru tamakasiFa araFarete dani Fito wo koFi ba ya |
In the bay of Naniwa Seaweed-covered Gemstone rocks Appear-just so Does my love for her. |
Minamoto no Toshiyori
源俊頼
Composed on the spirit of the beginning of the year, when she presented a hundred poem sequence during the reign of Retired Emperor Horikawa
行末をまつぞひさしき君がへむ千代の始の子日と思へば
| yukusuwe wo matu zo Fisasiki kimi ga Femu tiyo no Fazime no ne no Fi to omoFeba |
For the future Wait the pines, eternal, My Lord shall see A thousand years-the first Year’s Day’s today, I feel. |
Higo
Composed on the spirit of the end of Spring, when he presented a hundred-poem sequence during the reign of Retired Emperor Horikawa.
常よりもけふのくるゝを惜むかな今幾度の春としらねば
| tune yori mo keFu no kururu wo wosimu kana ima ikutabi no Faru to siraneba |
More than normal The dusk today Is matter for regret; Now, how many more Springs will I see?-I know not… |
Former Middle Councillor [Ōe no] Masafusa
大江匡房
Composed during the reign of Retired Emperor En’yū (959-991; r. 969-984), on the occasion of the second imperial excursion to the Horikawa Palace.
水上のさだめてければ君が代にふたゝびすめる堀川の水
| minakami wo sadametekereba kimi ga yo ni Futatabi sumeru ForikaFa no midu |
The river’s source Is ordained, so Your Majesty’s reign Has once again made crystal clear The waters of Horikawa River. |
Sone no Yoshitada
曾禰好忠