Composed on the conception of the moon over the water, at the residence of Supernumerary Middle Councillor Toshitada at Katsura.
あすも来む野路の玉川萩こえて色なる浪に月やどりけり
asu mo komu
The morning comes, too,
Minamoto no Shunrai
Oaks 柞
はぐくみし木ずゑさびしく成りぬらん柞のもりのちり行くみれば
hagukumishi Carefully raised
Toshiyori
五月来ば信太の杜の時鳥木伝ふ千枝の数ごとに鳴け
satsuki koba
When the summer comes,
Minamoto no Shunrai
Composed on the conception of love that is unrequited despite one’s prayers, when composing ten poems on love at the residence of Supernumerary Middle Councillor Toshitada.
うかりける人を初瀬の山颪よはけしかれとはいのらぬものを
ukarikeru
A heartless
Minamoto no Shunrai
夕顔の茂みにすだく轡虫おびただしくも恋ひ叫ぶかな
yuFugaFo no
Among the moonflowers’
Minamoto no Shunrai
Fans (扇)
神神に心ながさをちかふともききひらきてぞあふぎなるへき
kamigami ni kokoro nagasa o chikau tomo kiki hirakite zo ōgi narubeki To all the Gods
Toshiyori
Cicadas (蟬)
うつせみのいでがたくても過すかないかでこの世に跡をとどめん
utsusemi no A cicada shell
Toshiyori
Summer Garb (夏衣)
夏ごともいみがみけしのあやなれやうらなきさへぞ下にきまうき
natsugoromo imo ga mikeshi no ayanare ya uranaki sae zo shita ni kimauki Summer garb:
Minamoto no Shunrai
夏の夜はにはかに照らす稲妻の光の間にも明けぬべらなり
natu no yo Fa
On summer nights
Minamoto no Shunrai
衣手もやや肌寒し夏の夜の月の光は秋の空かは
koromode mo
Even my sleeves
Minamoto no Shunrai
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