Evening blossom on a mountain path.
道とほみけふこえくれば山ざくら花のやどりを我にかさなん
michi tōmi
kyō koekureba
yamazakura
hana no yadori o
ware ni kasanan | Along distant roads
Today I come travelling, so
O, mountain cherries,
Among your blossom shelter
Won’t you lend me? |
Created with Soan.
Love Separated by Distant Roads 隔遠路恋
我がこひは心づくしのみちとほみゆきめぐりてもいつかあふべき
wa ga koi wa
kokorozukushi no
michi tōmi
yukimeguritemo
itsuka aubeki | My love does
Drain my heart;
On distant roads
He travels on, yet
When is it we will meet? |
Higo
Preparing Tribute 貢調
笛竹のつかひはいつかこちくらんあなまちどほの道のあひだや
fue take no
tsukai wa itsuka
kochi kuran
ana machidō no
michi no aida ya | Blowing on his bamboo flute
When will the messenger
Arrive here?
O, the wait feels as long
As the roads he travels on! |
Kanemasa
'Simply moving and elegant'
