Round Thirty-One
Left
むらさきに色もかはらずあけ衣我がくろかみの白く成るまで
murasaki ni
iro mo kawarazu
akegoromo
wa ga kurokami no
shirokunaru made | To violet
Hues will never change
My robes of red
Until my tresses of black
Have turned grey… |
Masashige
61
Right (Win)
世をもいとふ世にも我が身のいとはれてはなれがたきぞあやしかりける
yo o mo itou
yo ni mo wa ga mi no
itowarete
hanaregataki zo
ayashikarikeri | By this world that I hate so
My sorry self in turn
Is hated, so
That it is so hard to leave
Is a strange thing, indeed. |
Kūnin
62
The Left isn’t bad, but as for the Right, well, it truly is a strange thing, isn’t it.
Sent to someone who had served the empress of former Emperor Ichijō, who gone to Hyūga province.
あかねさす日にむかひても思ひいでよみやこはしのぶながめすらんと
akane sasu
Fi ni mukaFitemo
omoFi’ideyo
miyako Fa sinobu
nagame suran to | Shining madder red
Toward the sun have you made your way, but
O, remember,
To recall the capital, and
Turn your gaze that way… |
Her Majesty, the Empress
A folk song about the village of Asahi in Ōmi Province, performed at the eastern celebration of the Great Thanksgiving Service in Chōwa 5 [1016].
あかねさす朝日のさとのひかげぐさ豊明のかざしなるべし
akane sasu
asahi no sato no
hikagegusa
toyo no akari no
kazashi narubeshi | Shining madder red
Morning sun rises over Asahi village,
Sunlight upon the ground pines, for
The banquets, ever lit,
A fine hair decoration! |
Sukechika, Master of Service
祭主輔親
Watching the sun setting
あかねさす朝日のさとのひかげぐさ豊明のかざしなるべし
Fi no iru Fa
kurenawi ni koso
nitarikere | The setting of the sun
Truly, scarlet
Resembles |
Dharma Master Kansen
観暹法師
あかねさすともおもひけるかな
akane sasu tomo
omoikeru kana | Of shining madder red
Does it put me in mind! |
Taira no Tamenari
平為成
'Simply moving and elegant'
