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GSIS VII: 450

Composed for the Palace Poetry Match in Shōryaku 2 [1078].

君が世はつきじとぞおもふかみかぜやみもすそ川のすまむかぎりは

kimi ga yo wa
tsukiji to zo omou
kamikaze ya
mimosusogawa no
sumamu kagiri wa
My Lord’s reign
Shall never end, I feel!
While beneath the divine winds
The Mimosuso River[i]
Is clear!

Minister of Justice Tsunenobu

A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
Created with Soan.

[i] The Mimosuso River (mimosugawa 御裳濯川) is the name given to the Isuzu River (isuzugawa 五十鈴川) as it flows past the Grand Shrine of Ise, which is dedicated to the ancestral deity of the imperial house, Amaterasu ōmikami 天照大神.

Teiji-in uta’awase 34

Left

みにこひのあまりにしかばしのぶれどひとのしるらんことのわびしさ

mi ni koi no
amari nishikaba
shinoburedo
hito no shiruran
koto no wabishisa
Being in love
Beyond all measure,
I kept it secret, yet
That folk seem to know
Is heartbreaking, indeed.

68[i]

Right

きみこふるわがみひさしくなりぬればそでになみだもみえぬべらなり

kimi kouru
wa ga mi hisashiku
narinureba
sode ni namida mo
mienuberanari
Loved you
Long have I
Indeed, so
The tears upon my sleeves
Have been spotted, it seems.

69


[i] This poem is practically identical to poem 60.

Teiji-in uta’awase 32

Left

ひとこふとはかなきしにをわれやせんみのあらばこそのちもあひみめ

hito kou to
hakanaki shini o
ware ya sen
mi no araba koso
nochi mo aimime
Loving her was
Brief, so is die
What I should do?
If I live on then
I might meet her later!

64

Right

ゆふさればやまのはにいづるつきくさのうつしごころはきみにそめてき

yū sareba
yama no ha ni izuru
tsukikusa no
utsushigokoro wa
kimi ni someteki
When the evening comes
From the mountains’ edge emerges
Moongrass—just as
My loving heart has
Been dyed by you.

65

Teiji-in uta’awase 30

Left (Tie)

あふことのきみにたえにしわがみよりいくらのなみだながれいでぬらむ

au koto no
kimi ni taenishi
wa ga mi yori
ikura no namida
nagare’idenuramu
My meetings with
You, my lord, have ceased, and
From my flesh
What a torrent of tears
Flow out!

Ise

59

Right

きみこひのあまりにしかばしのぶれどひとのしるらんことのわびしさ

kimi koi no
amari nishikaba
shinoburedo
hito no shiruran
koto no wabishiki
Loving you
Beyond all measure,
I kept it secret, yet
That folk seem to know
Is a cause of heartache.

Tsurayuki
60

On hearing His Highness, the Prince of the Right remark in irritation that the Left’s poem had appealed to His Majesty’s heart, His Majesty composed

ゆきかへりちどりなくなるはまゆふのこころへだてておもふものかは

yukikaeri
chidori naku naru
hamayū no
kokoro hedatete
omou mono ka wa
Going back and forth
Plovers cry from
The beach among the spider lilies
Do their hearts distinguish
Do you think?

His Majesty
61

Teiji-in uta’awase 29

Left

うつつにもゆめにもひとによるしあへばくれゆくばかりうれしきはなし

utsutsu ni mo
yume ni mo hito ni
yoru shi aeba
kureyuku bakari
ureshiki wa nashi
In reality and
In dreams both, ‘tis her
I meet at night, so
Until the twilight comes
I have no joy, at all.

Mitsune
57

Right (Win)

たまもかるあまとはなしにきみこふるわがころもでのかわくときなき

tamamo karu
ama to wa nashi ni
kimi kouru
wa ga koromode no
kawaku toki naki
Reaping gemweed,
A seaman, I am not, but
Loving you, my lady,
My sleeves are
Dry for not a moment.

58

Teiji-in uta’awase 28

Left (Tie)

ひとのうへとおもひしものをわがこひになしてやきみがただにやみぬる

hito no ue to
omoishi mono o
wa ga koi ni
nashite ya kimi ga
tada ni ya minuru
Upon me
The coals of passion have lain, yet
After my love has been
So clear, why, my lady
Do you seem so calm?

Mitsune
55

Right

あしまよふなにはのうらにひくふねのつなでながくもこひわたるかな

ashi mayou
naniwa no ura ni
hiku fune no
tsunade nagaku mo
koi wataru kana
Lost among the reeds
Of Naniwa Bay,
Pulling a boat with
Tug-ropes stretching long
As my love endures!

56

KKS VIII: 397

One day, he was summoned to the Thunder Pavilion to take wine with His Majesty; rain was falling fiercely as evening drew on and when he rose to take his leave, he took his wine-cup and…

秋はぎの花をば雨にぬらせども君をばましてをしとこそおもへ

aki Fagi no
Fana woba ame ni
nurasedomo
kimi woba masite
osi to koso omoFe
The autumn bush clover’s
Blooms by the raindrops
Have been soaked, yet,
My lord, far more
Do I regret leaving you.

Tsurayuki