Composed and sent to the same place.
陸奥の緒絶えの橋やこれならむふみゝふまずみ心まどはす
| mitinoku no wodae no Fasi ya kore naramu Fumi mi Fumazu mikokoro madoFasu |
In Michinoku Is the bridge of Odae Such as this? Trodden then untrodden, letters and then non It does twist my heart. |
Master of the Left Capital Office, Michimasa
左京大夫通雅
At about the time I was made Governor of Michinoku, and was about to withdraw from court, as the pine torches were late in being lit, Middle Captain Michinobu (with Sanekata) said:
松まつほどぞ久しかりける
| matu matu Fodo zo Fisasikarikeru | Awaiting, our pining time Has been long, indeed… |
And Kodaigimi:
みちのくにほど遠ければ武隈の
| mitinoku ni Fodo towokereba takekuma no | For Michinoku Is faraway as The pine of Takekuma! |
When I had gone to the palace of the Former Empress to report that I was to leave for the provinces, Jijū the Handmaid said, while providing me with supplies for the journey:
みちのくにころものせきはたちぬれど
| michinoku ni koromo no seki Fa tatinuredo |
In Michinoku The barrier of garments Will you thread, yet |
And I nimbly concluded:
またあふさかはたのもしきかな
| mata aFusaka Fa tanomosiki kana |
Still, on Meeting Hill is Where I would be. |
From the Poetry Contest in 1500 Rounds.
たづねみるつらき心のおくのうみよしほひのかたのいふかひもなし
| tazune miru tsuraki kokoro no oku no umi yoshioi no kata no iukai mo nashi |
Should I seek out love Within her cold heart’s Depths – as at the sea by Michinoku In the tidal inlets There are no shellfish – ’twould be pointless. |
Sada’ie
定家
After Michisada had abandoned her, and gone to be governor of Michinoku, she sent him this.
もろともにたゝましものを陸奧の衣の關をよそにきくかな
| morotomo ni tatamasi mono wo mitinoku no koromo no seki wo yoso ni kiku kana |
Together Would we once have cut our way; but Of Michinoku’s Garment-the Barrier of Koromo– I hear from another. |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部