Composed when she was Kamo High Priestess, at the shrine buildings.
わすれめやあふひをくさにひきむすびかりねのゝべのつゆのあけぼの
| wasureme ya aoi o kusa ni hikimusubi karine no nobe no tsuyu no akebono |
Will I forget, I wonder, Hollyhocks for my pillow Plucked and twined, Sleeping briefly in the fields On this dew-drenched dawning. |
Princess Shokushi
式子内親王
From the Poetry Contest in 1500 Rounds.
風かよふねざめの袖の花のかにかほるまくらの春のよの夢
| kaze kayou nezame no sode no hana no ka ni kaoru makura no haru no yo no yume |
The questing wind Brings wakefulness to my sleeves, With the scent of blossom My fragrant pillow is A spring night’s dream. |
The Daughter of Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office [Fujiwara no] Toshinari
藤原俊成
Around the Second Month, on a night when the moon was particularly bright, a large number of people were gathered in the Nijō Palace, staying up all night and chatting about various things; Lady Suō lay down, saying quietly that she wished she had a pillow; hearing her, Major Councillor Tada’ie thrust his arm under the curtains, saying, “‘Use this for your pillow!’ So, she composed this:
春の夜の夢ばかりなる手枕にかひなく立たむ名こそをしけれ
| Faru no yo no yume bakari naru tamakura ni kaFinaku tatamu na koso wosikere |
A spring night’s Dream, alone, is Your pillowing arm; Pointlessly to get A name, would be regrettable, indeed! |
Suō Naishi
Topic unknown.
杣川のいかだの床のうきまくら夏はすゞしきふしどなりけり
| somagaFa no ikada no toko no uki makura natu Fa suzusiki Fusido narikeri |
On the timber river, A raft for a bed Makes a cheerless pillow; In Summer, a cool Resting place it has become, indeed! |
Sone no Yoshitada
曾禰好忠