Waterfalls 滝
水上にいかなるまゆをくりければたえせざるらんたきのしらいと
minakami ni
ika naru mayu o
kurikereba
taesezaruran
taki no shira’ito | In the water’s upper reaches
Somehow, cocoons do
Spool, so
Endless seem
The cataract’s white threads… |
Akinaka
Preparing Tribute 貢調
御調物にひくはまゆのいとをもてくる手もたゆくそなへつるかな
mitsukimono
nihikuwamayu no
ito o mote
kuru te mo tayuku
sonaetsuru kana | The tribute from
New cocoons
Turned to silken thread:
The gifting hands so tiredly
Do offer it! |
Toshiyori
足拭きの蚕屋の玉繭いつの間にいとかくばかり苦しかるらむ
asiFuki no
koya no tamamayu
itu no ma ni
ito kaku bakari
kurusikaruramu |
Foot-wiping before
The silkworm hut’s gemmed cocoons
And in a moment
That is exactly how
I seemed struck with pain! |
Minamoto no Akinaka
源顕仲
'Simply moving and elegant'