On the 13th night of the Ninth Month.
今宵はと心え顔に澄む月の光もてなす菊の白露
koyoi wa to
“Tonight is it!”
Saigyō
When he was composing a large number of poems about the moon.
なかなかにときどき雲のかかるこそ月をもてなす飾りなりけれ
nakanaka ni
Truly
Saigyō
Said to be composed at Ryūmon.
瀬を早み宮滝川を渡り行けば心の底の澄む心地する
se o hayami
The rapids run so fast
Saigyō
[One of] Ten poems lamenting his circumstances.
いざさらば盛り思ふもほどもあらじ藐姑射が峯の花にむつれし
iza saraba
So, then, so be it!
Saigyō
刈り残す水の真菰に隱ろへてかげもち顔に鳴く蛙かな
karinokosu
Unreaped remnants
Saigyō
This poem is also Sankashū 1018.
Topic unknown.
むつのくの奥ゆかしくぞ思ほゆる壺の石文そとの浜風
mutunoku no Michinoku’s
Saigyō
On the twentieth day of the Tenth Month, when I had gone to Hiraizumi, the snow was falling and stormy winds were blowing hard, and it was most extraordinarily desolate. Nevertheless, I wanted to see the River Robe as soon as possible and went there to take a look. When I arrived on the river bank, I got the feeling I was gazing upon something most different from the norm, when wandering near Koromo Castle. The riverbank was covered with ice, and it was particularly moving.
とりわきて心もしみてさえぞわたる衣河みにきたるけふしも
toriwakite
How deeply
Saigyō
Composed on examining his own heart.
やみはれて心のそらにすむ月はにしの山べやちかくなるらん
yami harete
Darkness has lifted and
The Monk Saigyō
His reply:
たちいらで雲まをわけし月かげはまたぬけしきやそらにみえけん
tachi irade
Not entering in, but
The Monk Saigyō
Composed on seeing the moon, when he had gone to Tsukiyomi Shrine in Ise on a pilgrimage.
さやかなるわしのたかねの雲井よりかげやはらぐる月よみのもり
sayakanaru
How clear,
The Monk Saigyō
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'Simply moving and elegant'