朝ごとに山にたちまふ朝霧は紅葉みせじとをしむなりけり
asagoto ni
yama ni tachimau
asagiri wa
momiji miseji to
oshimu narikeri | With every morning
Twining round the mountains
The morning mists – that
They cannot reveal the scarlet leaves
Is regrettable, indeed! |
7
秋の夜は人をしづめてつれづれと掻きなす琴の音にぞたてつる
aki no yo wa
hito o shizumete
tsurezure to
kakinasu koto no
ne ni zo tatetsuru | On an autumn night
When folk are all abed,
Idly
Plucked a zither’s
Strains sound out. |
8
Felicitations 賀
君が代はうれしきたびにきる杖のつもれる数を知る人ぞなき
kimi ga yo wa
ureshiki tabi ni
kiru tsue no
tsumoreru kazu o
shiru hito zo naki | For my Lord’s reign
This is such a joyous time –
Staves of celebration cut
In numbers piled so high that
None can count them. |
Akinaka
Sakaki 榊
ちはやぶる神のしめさす榊葉のさかゆく御代にあふぞうれしき
chihayaburu
kami no shimesasu
sakakiba no
sakayuku miyo ni
au zo ureshiki | The mighty
Gods’ own
Leaves of the sacred tree
An ever-flourishing reign
Reveal – how pleasant! |
Daishin
Preparing Tribute 貢調
御調物きみが御代にはよしの川よし心みよたえやしけると
mitsukimono
kimi ga miyo ni wa
yoshinogawa
yoshi kokoromiyo
tae ya shikeru to | The tribute for
My Lord’s reign is as
The River Yoshino!
So, just try
To bring it to an end! |
Tadafusa
An ancient-styled poem to supplement a long poem.
君が世に相坂山の岩清水木隠れたりと思ける哉
kimi ga yo ni
aFusakayama no
iFasimidu
kogakuretari to
omoFikeru kana |
Your Majesty’s reign
Is welcome so, as on the mount of Meeting Hill,
Spring water from the crags
Is hidden in the trees, thus
I am I sunk in thought! |
Mibu no Tadamine
'Simply moving and elegant'