Composed on the spirit of the end of Spring, when he presented a hundred-poem sequence during the reign of Retired Emperor Horikawa.
常よりもけふのくるゝを惜むかな今幾度の春としらねば
| tune yori mo keFu no kururu wo wosimu kana ima ikutabi no Faru to siraneba |
More than normal The dusk today Is matter for regret; Now, how many more Springs will I see?-I know not… |
Former Middle Councillor [Ōe no] Masafusa
大江匡房
During the reign of Retired Emperor Horikawa, when he offered a hundred poem sequence, he composed this in the conception of the beginning of Spring.
こほりゐし志賀の唐崎うちとけてさゞ波よする春風ぞふく
| koFori wisi siga no karasaki utitokete sazanami yosuru Faru kaze zo Fuku |
Once ice-locked, Around Kara Cape in Shiga There is a melting and The wavelets lap With the blowing breeze of Spring. |
Minister of the Treasury [Ōe no] Masafusa
When [Minamoto no] Asanaka was grieving over the death of his daughter, after some time had passed, Masafusa sent this enquiring how he was.
その夢をとはゞ歎きや勝るとて驚かさでも過ぎにける哉
| sono yume wo toFaba nageki ya masaru tote odorokasade mo suginikeru kana |
Of your dream, Should I enquire, your grief, Would it be greater still? Saying nothing to awaken you, Have I passed my days. |
Minister of the Treasury [Ōe no] Masafusa
Composed on hailstones in the deep mountains.
はし鷹の白斑に色やまがふらんとがへる山に霰ふるらし
| Fasitaka no siraFu ni iro ya magaFuran togaFeru yama ni arare Fururasi |
For a sparrowhawk’s White-speckled tail the colour Might be mistaken; In moult, upon the mountains Hailstones fall, it seems. |
Minister of the Treasury [Ōe no] Masafusa