Composed on the obscured moon, not shining yet not clouded, as in the ‘Spring night in Jialing’section of the Bai Shi Wenji.
てりもせずくもりもはてぬはるのよのおぼろ月よにしく物ぞなき
| teri mo sezu kumori mo hatenu haru no yo no oborozukiyo ni shiku mono zo naki |
Not shining And yet not covered by cloud- On a night in spring The misty moon Is beyond compare. |
Ōe no Chisato
大江千里
A poem from the poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, in the Kanpyô period.
うゑし時花まちどをにあれいしきくうつろふ秋にあはむとや見し
| uwesi toki Fana matidowo ni arisi kiku uturoFu aki ni aFamu to ya misi |
From planting time Did I eagerly await These chrysanthemums here: That they would fade with autumn’s passing Did I think it then… |
Ōe no Chisato
大江千里
Composed at a poetry competition at Prince Koresada’s house.
月見れはちぢに物こそかなしけれわが身ひとつの秋にはあらねど
| tuki mireba tidi ni mono koso kanasikere wagami Fitotu no aki ni Fa aranedo |
When I look upon the moon Myriad are my Griefs, Though for me alone Autumn has not fallen. |
Ōe no Chisato (late C9th-early C10th)
大江千里
A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, in the Kanpyō period.
やどりせし花橘もかれなくになどほととぎすこゑたえぬらむ
| yadorisesi Fana tatibana mo karenaku ni nado Fototogisu kowe taenuran |
Your resting place: The orange blossoms Are yet in bloom, So why, oh, cuckoo, Has your voice failed? |
Ōe no Chisato
大江千里