Sent to a woman.
風ふけば室の八嶋のゆふ煙心のそらにたちにけるかな
| kaze fukeba muro no yashima no yū keburi kokoro no sora ni tachinikeru kana |
When the wind blows ‘cross the waters of Muro no Yashima At eventide as smoke, Up to the firmament of my heart, My passion soars… |
Fujiwara no Koreshige (953-989)
Left (Tie).
くるゝ夜は衛士のたく火をそれと見よ室の八嶋も都ならねば
| kururu yo wa eji no taku hi wo sore to miyo muro no yashima mo miyako naraneba |
In the dark of night, The conscripts kindled flames Behold as my love, for The waters of Muro no Yashima Lie not within the capital. |
113
Right (Tie).
蘆の屋に螢やまがふ海人やたく思ひも戀も夜はもえつゝ
| ashi no ya ni hotaru ya magau ama ya taku omoi mo koi mo yoru wa moetsutsu |
In a reed-roofed hut, One might mistake for fireflies, or Fisherfolk’s kindled fires The passion and the love, that Burns in me throughout the night. |
114
よそふべき室の八嶋も遠ければ思ひの烟いかにまがへむ
| yosoubeki muro no yashima mo tôkereba omoi no keburi ika ni magaemu |
This place should be likened To Muro-no-Yashima, So distant that By the rising smoke of my thoughts, Can it ever be concealed? |