When he had gone to Kibune, he wrote this on the fence surrounding the shrine.
思ふ事なる河上に跡垂れて貴船は人を渡す也けり
| omoFu koto naru kaFa kami ni atotarete kibune Fa Fito wo watasu narikeri |
The focus of my thoughts Are the river’s upper flows, Where incarnated The deity at Kibune, folk Transports. |
Fujiwara no Tokifusa
藤原時房
In reply.
奧山にたぎりて落つる瀧つ瀨の玉ちるばかり物な思ひそ
| okuyama ni tagirite oturu taki tu se no tama tiru bakari mono na omoFi so |
From the mountain’s heart Seething, falling in Rapid cataracts, Scattering jewelets; such sadness alone Should not fill your head. |
This poem is a reply from the God of Kibune; it is said that Izumi Shikibu heard a man’s voice reciting it.
When she had been forgotten by a man, she went to Kibune, and composed this on seeing fireflies flitting about by the Mitarashi River.
物思へば澤の螢も我身よりあくがれ出づる玉かとぞみる
| mono’omoFeba saFa no Fotaru mo wa ga mi yori akugare iduru tama ka to zo miru |
I’m at such a loss; Fireflies by the marsh: From my breast Wanders out My soul, or so it seems. |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部