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浅みどり野辺の霞はつつめどもこぼれて匂ふはな桜かな
asamidori nobe no kasumi wa tsutsumedomo koborete niou hanazakura kana The pale green
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春たたば花をみむてふ心こそ野辺の霞とともにたちぬれ
haru tataba hana o mimu chō kokoro koso nobe no kasumi to tomo ni tachinure If spring should appear
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[1] This poem appears in Shūishū (I: 40), with the headnote, ‘From the Man’yōshū of Lord Suga[wara no Michizane]’. Also Shinsen man’yōshū I: 5 and Kokin rokujō V: 3514 ‘Green’.
A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Dowager Empress during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.
春雨の色はこしともみえなくに野べのみどりをいかでそむらん
harusame no iro wa koshi tomo mienaku ni nobe no midori o ikade somuran The spring rain’s
Ki no Tomonori
A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Empress Dowager during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.
色ふかくみる野辺だにも常ならば春は行くともかたみならまし
iro fukaku miru nobe dani mo tsune naraba haru wa yuku tomo katami naramashi Deep the hues
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あきのよにかりかもなきてわたるなる我が思ふ人のことづてやせる[1]
aki no yo ni On an autumn night
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おく露にくちゆくのべのくさのはやあきのほたるとなりわたるらむ[2]
oku tsuyu ni kuchiyuku nobe no kusa no ha ya aki no hotaru to nariwataruramu Dew falls on
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[1] A minor variant of this poem is included in Gosenshū (VII: 356 ), where it is attributed to [Ki no] Tsurayuki.
[2] This poem is included in Fubokushō (5548), where it is attributed to [Mibu no] Tadamine.
むらさきのねさへいろこき草なれやあきのことごとのべをそむらむ
murasaki no ne sae irokoki kusa nare ya aki no kotogoto nobe o somuramu Do even the gromwell’s
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秋のよにひとを見まくのほしければあまのかはらをたちもならすか[1]
aki no yo ni hito o mimaku no hoshikereba ama no kawara o tachi mo narasu ka On an autumn night
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[1] A minor variant of this poem occurs in Mandaishū (1801) and Shokugoshūishū (688): 秋の夜に人をみまくのほしければ天の川原を立ちならすかな aki no yo ni / hito o mimaku no / hoshikereba / ama no kawara o / tachinarasu kana ‘On an autumn night / To see him is / All my longing, so / On the banks of Heaven’s river / Is where I ever stand!’ (Anonymous).
あきくればむしとともにぞなかれぬるひとも草ばもかれぬと思へば[1]
aki kureba mushi to tomo ni zo nakarenuru hito mo kusaba mo karenu to omoeba When the autumn comes
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からにしきみだれるのべとみえつるはあきのこのはのふるにざりける
karanishiki midareru nobe to mietsuru wa aki no ko no ha no furu ni zarikeru For Cathay brocade
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[1] This poem also occurs in Fubokushō (5580).
しら露のおきしくのべを見るごとにあはれは秋ぞかずまさりける
shiratsuyu no okishiku nobe o miru goto ni aware wa aki zo kazu masarikeru Silver dewdrops,
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あきかぜのうちふくからにはなもはもみだれてもちるのべの草きか
aki kaze no uchifuku kara ni hana mo ha mo midarete mo chiru nobe no kusaki ka The autumn breeze
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わびひとのとしふるさとはあきのののむしのやどりのなるぞわびしき[1]
wabibito no toshi furu sato wa aki no no no mushi no yadori no naru zo wabishiki For one sunk in sadness
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あきのよのつゆをばつゆとおきながらかりのなみだやのべをそむらん[2]
aki no yo no tsuyu oba tsuyu to okinagara kari no namida ya nobe o somuramu On Autumn nights
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[1] This poems also appears in Fubokushō (5579), where it is attributed to Ariwara no Motokata
[2] This poem also appears in Kokinshū (V: 258 ) and Kokin rokujō (584). In both collections it is attributed to Mibu no Tadamine.
A profusion of deutzia flowers in full bloom
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白妙に卯花さけるかきねをばつもりし雪とおもひけるかな
shirotae ni u no hana sakeru kakine o ba tsumorishi yuki to omoikeru kana A spread of white mulberry cloth,
Minamoto no Narikata
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みわたせばたかねののべのうつぎ原みな白妙にさきにけるかな
miwatseba takane no nobe no utsugiwara mina shirotae ni sakinikeru kana When I gaze across
Ōe no Fumi’ichi
A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Empress Dowager during the reign of the Kanpyō emperor.
春霞たなびく野べの若菜にもなり見てし哉人も摘むやと
Farugasumi Spring haze
Fujiwara no Okikaze
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