Composed on mountains.
鳴る神の音のみ聞きし巻向の檜原の山を今日見つるかも
| naru kami no oto nomi kikisi makimuku no pipara no yama wo kepu mituru kamo |
Thunder rolls In rumbles I have heard, through Makimuku Mountain’s cypress groves: Today, at last, I see you! |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
柿本人麻呂
いにしへの人の植ゑけむ杉が枝に霞たなびく春は来ぬらし
| inisipe no pito no uwekemu sugi ga e ni kasumi tanabiku paru pa kinurasi |
In ancient times Folk did plant, I think These cedars, branches Wreathed with haze; Spring has come, indeed! |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
柿本人麻呂
港葦に交じれる草のしり草の人皆知りぬ我が下思ひは
| minato asi ni mazireru kusa no sirikusa no pito mina sirinu wa ga sitamopi pa |
Amongst the harbour reeds Mixed in with the grasses are Club rushes; There’s no one at all who knows Of my hidden thoughts… |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
柿本人麻呂
我が宿の軒にしだ草生ひたれど恋忘れ草見れどいまだ生ひず
| wa ga yado no noki ni shidagusa opitaredo kopiwasuregusa miredo imada opizu |
At my dwelling Underneath the eaves the ferns Grow thickly, but Of the daylily, to forget my love I catch a glimpse, but it barely grows at all. |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
柿本人麻呂
春さればまづさきくさの幸くあらば後にも逢はむな恋ひそ我妹
| paru sareba madu sakikusa no sakiku araba noti ni mo apamu na kopi so wagimo |
Spring has come, and First to bloom is the barrenwort; Should fortune favour me, Then we will meet once more, so Suffer not the pains of heartbreak, my love! |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
柿本人麻呂
上つ毛野伊奈良の沼の大藺草外に見しよは今こそまされ
| kamituke no inara no numa no opowigusa yoso ni misi yopa ima koso masare |
In Kamitsuke By Inara marsh Grow bulrushes; I saw them in the distance, but Now, they are finer far! |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
柿本人麻呂
石上布留の神杉神さぶる恋をも我れはさらにするかも
| isonokami puru no kamusugi kamusabisi kopi wo mo ware pa sara ni suru kamo |
In Isonokami At Furu, the ancient, sacred cedar trees Are old, indeed! But my love makes me Feel young again… |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
柿本人麻呂