Felicitations 賀
君が代はうれしきたびにきる杖のつもれる数を知る人ぞなき
kimi ga yo wa
ureshiki tabi ni
kiru tsue no
tsumoreru kazu o
shiru hito zo naki | For my Lord’s reign
This is such a joyous time –
Staves of celebration cut
In numbers piled so high that
None can count them. |
Akinaka
New Year Archery
はるさればかたやたばさみともねうち我がかつゆみのかずぞかさなる
haru sareba
kataya tabasami
tomone uchi
wa ga katsu yumi no
kazu zo kasanaru | When the spring does come,
An arrow grasped in hand,
Bracers snapping
My victorious bows’
Numbers mount up! |
Nakazane
'Simply moving and elegant'