Composed on the conception of snow as part of a hundred poem sequence.
いかにせむ末の松山なみこさば峯の初雪きえもこそすれ
| ika ni semu suwe no matuyama nami kosaba mine no Fatuyuki kie mo koso sure |
What am I to do? If upon the pine-clad peak of Sué The waves should break, The first snows upon the peak Would vanish clear away! |
Minister of the Treasury [Ōe no] Masafusa
大藏卿匡房
On a pine tree on the rocks, while at the Shirakawa estate.
いにしへの種としみれば岩の上の子日の松もをいにけるかな
| inisiFe no tane to si mireba iFa no uFe no ne no Fi no matu mo woinikeru kana |
In ancient times ’Twas but a seed: Upon the rocks Rooted evena New Year pine Has aged, it seems. |
On the day when a messenger was sent with offerings to the Usa Shrine, remembering the past when I had done the job:
むかしみし心ばかりをしるべにて思ひぞをくるいきの松原
| mukashi misi kokoro bakari wo sirube nite omoFi zo wokuru iki no matubara |
Sights seen in times long past: Those feelings alone, are My guide To send my thoughts through The groves of living pine. |
Composed on the seventh night in the birthing house for the birth of Major Captain Fujiwara no Sanesuke (957-1046).
今年生ひの松は七日になりにけり殘りの程を思こそやれ
| kotosi woFi no matu Fa nanuka ni narinikeri nokori no Fodo wo omoFi koso yare |
This year’s sprouted Pine’s seventh day Has arrived; Let the remainder be As I would wish it! |
On the occasion of a Ne no bi celebration by His Majesty, Retired Emperor Suzaku (923-952; r. 930-946), being unwell and unable to attend, he sent Lord [Minamoto no] Nobumitsu (923-998) this poem.
松もなき若菜もつまず成ぬるを何時しか櫻はやも咲かなむ
| matu mo naki wakana mo tumazu narinuru wo itusika sakura Faya mo sakanamu |
Not a pine Nor a young shoot have I plucked That’s all that’s come of today; How I wish the cherries Would bloom more quickly! |
The Minister of the Left [Fujiwara no Saneyori (900-970)]
