A breeze on a river resembling autumn.
岩くぐる水にや秋のたつ田川かは風すずし夏の夕ぐれ
iwa kuguru mizu ni ya aki no tatsutagawa kawakaze suzushi natsu no yūgure Running ‘neath the rocks Do the waters bring autumn To Tatsuta River, for The river breeze is so cool On a summer evening…
やま風の桜吹きまく音すなりよし野の滝の岩もとどろに
yamakaze no sakura fukimaku otosu nari yoshino no taki no iwa mo todoro ni The mountain wind’s Gusts scatter cherry blossom round, Dropping it with The Yoshino waterfall’s Roar upon the rocks…
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In the same reign, when His Majesty’s Gentlemen were drawing topic by lot and presenting poems, he drew ‘fishing boats’ and composed this.
いはおろすかたこそなけれいせの海のしほせにかかるあまのつり舟
iFa orosu kata koso nakere ise no umi no siFose ni kakaru ama no turibune To drop their stones Is there no place at all, At the sea off Ise Caught by the rushing tides are The seafolk’s fishing boats…
Supernumerary Middle Counsellor Toshitada
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Composed as a love poem, when she presented a hundred poem sequence.
あら磯の岩にくだくる浪なれやつれなき人にかくる心は
ara’iso no iFa ni kudakuru nami nare ya turenaki Fito ni kakuru kokoro Fa Along the stony shore Upon the rocks shattering Are the waves—just like That cruel man does Break my heart, perhaps?
Taikenmon’in Horikawa
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Composed on the conception of the beginning of spring, when she presented a hundred poem sequence.
雪ふかきいはのかけみち跡たゆるよしののさとも春はきにけり
yuki Fukaki iFa no kakemiti ato tayuru yosino no sato mo Faru Fa kinikeri Where snow lay deep Across the rocks, upon the path of boards, Footprints are fading— At the Yoshino estate Spring has arrived!
Taikenmon’in no Horikawa
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Composed on waiting for the moon by the water at Lord Kinzane’s residence.
夏の夜の月待つ程の手ずさみに岩もる清水いく結びしつ
natsu no yo no tuki matu Fodo no tezusami ni iFa moru simidu iku musubisitu On a summer night, Waiting for the moon, My hands keep busy by Through the pure water dripping from the rocks Running time and time again.
Fujiwara no Mototoshi
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せをはやみいはにせかるるたき河のわれてもすゑにあはんとぞ思ふ
se wo Fayami iFa ni sekaruru takikawa no waretemo suwe ni awan to zo omoFu The fast-running rapids By rocks are blocked— A cataract Shattered, yet at the end How I long to meet her!
The recently Retired Emperor [Sutoku]
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岩なみの木ずゑにかかる心ちしてむすばまほしき庭の松風
iwanami no kozue ni kakaru kokochishite musubamahoshiki niwa no matsukaze The waves breaking on the rocks, Are clinging to the treetops, I feel; O, to bind them with The breeze through my garden’s pines.
The Monk Ken’en
This match took place when, hearing that his courtiers were composing poetry, His Majesty ordered them to compose love poems to the ladies in attendance.
おもひあまりいかでもらさんおく山の岩かきこむる谷の下みづ
omoi’amari ikade morasan okuyama no iwa kakikomuru tani no shitamizu My passion’s full, so How should it o’erflow? Deep within the mountains Hemmed in by crags are The waters of the valley floor…
Major Counsellor Kinzane 1
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いかなれば音にのみきく山川の浅きにしもはこころよすらん
ika nareba oto ni nomi kiku yamakawa no asaki ni shimo wa kokoro yosuran For some reason, I simply hear the sound Of a mountain stream; Into the shallows, indeed, has Your heart been swept, it seems!
[Nakako,] The Suō Handmaid 2
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山ざとは谷の下水つららゐていはうつ浪の音だにもせず
yamazato wa tani no shitamizu tsurara ite iwa utsu nami no oto dani mo sezu At a mountain retreat The waters in the valley below Have turned to icicles, and Of waves striking the rocks There is no sound, at all.
Morotoki
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