The Seventh Night 七夜
ちとせふる祝の松のつるの子はけふすをたちて七夜なりけり
chitose furu
iwai no matsu no
tsuru no ko wa
kyō su o tachite
nanayo narikeri | Ageing for a thousand years,
A celebratory pine is where
A crane chick has
Today made her nest and
Reached her seventh night. |
Higo
The Seventh Night 七夜
たけならぬ二葉の松のおひ初めてこよひ七夜になりにけるかな
take naranu
futaba no matsu no
oisomete
koyoi nanayo ni
narinikeru kana | A tiny
New-leafed pine
Begins to age
From this seventh night that
It has reached! |
Tadafusa
The Seventh Night 七夜
君まして今夜七よになりぬればこれよりちよをかぞふべきかな
kimi mashite
koyoi nanayo ni
narinureba
kore yori chiyo o
kazoubeki kana | Truly, have you
This night your seventh night
Reached, so
Henceforth a thousand generations
Must I count for you! |
Nakazane
'Simply moving and elegant'