Long-lasting Love
わが恋はあはでふるのの小篠はらいくよまでとか霜のおくらん
wa ga koi wa
awade furuno no
ozasawara
ikuyo made to ka
shimo no okuran | My love:
Without a meeting, for ages on Furu Plain
Among the dwarf-bamboo groves,
For how many nights more will I be,
Amidst the falling frost? |
503
しぐれふる大あらきの野の小篠はらぬれはひづとも色に出でめや
shigure furu
ōaraki no no no
ozasawara
nure wa hizu to mo
iro ni ideme ya | Showers fall upon
Ōaraki Plain, where
The dwarf-bamboo groves are
Soaked and drenched, but
Shall I show a hint of passion? |
502
Insects
小ざさ原よはに露吹く秋風をややさむしとや虫のなくらむ
ozasawara
yowa ni tsuyu fuku
akikaze o
yaya samushi to ya
mushi no nakuramu | Across the dwarf-bamboo groves
At midnight upon the dewdrops blows
The autumn wind—
Is it from that slight chill that
The insects do cry so? |
Dwarf Bamboo 小篠
葉をしげみ道見えずとてやすらへばそよそよといふをざさ原かな
ha o shigemi
michi miezu tote
yasuraeba
soyosoyo to iu
ozasawara kana | So lush the leaves
My way is hidden, I think –
And when I take my ease a while
‘That’s right! That’s right!’ rustle
The dwarf bamboo groves! |
Kanemasa
'Simply moving and elegant'
