Shrines 社
ゆふだすきかけてたのめど我がためはねぎごときかぬ社なりけり
yūdasuki
kakete tanomedo
wa ga tame wa
negi gotoki kanu
yashiro narikeri | Mulberry cord garlands
I hang and plead, yet
For me, they
Cannot be as a priest
At a shrine… |
Daishin
Shrines 社
たのみては久しくなりぬいそのかみふるのやしろのもとのちかひを
tanomite wa
hisashikunarinu
iso no kami
furu no yashiro no
moto no chikai o | I will place my trust
In eternal
Isonokami’s
Ancient shrine’s
First vow! |
Higo
Shrines 社
つかねつつたてならべたるあしやさはみわのやしろのしるしなるらん
tsukanetsutsu
tatenarabetaru
ashi ya sa wa
miwa no yashiro no
shirushi naruran | Bundling up
The straight-standing rows of
Rushes – will they
From the shrine of Miwa
Blessings bestow, I wonder? |
Kanemasa
Shrines 社
神がきやみむろの山の木がくれにも見えまがはぬはあけの玉がき
kamigaki ya
mimuro no yama no
kogakure ni mo
miemagawanu wa
ake no tamagaki | O, sacred wall!
Upon Mimuro Mountain,
Even hidden amongst the trees,
Unmistakable is
The holy scarlet fence! |
Tadafusa
Shrines 社
いのること七のをやしろかうかうとことあはせよく口ばしるなり
inoru koto
nana no oyashiro
kaukau to
koto awase yoku
kuchibashiru nari | The prayers by
The seven guardians are
A clamour,
Words overlapping as
They gabble heedlessly on! |
Toshiyori
Shrines 社
ちはやふるいづものもりにみわすゑてねぎぞかけつる杠葉ちらすな
chihayafuru
izumo no mori ni
miwa suete
negi zo kaketsuru
momiji chirasu na | Mighty,
The holy grove of Izumo, where
Preparing sacred wine
The priests make ready –
O, scatter not, scarlet leaves! |
Nakazane
Shrines 社
杉むらにしるしをかけてうぢ人のひかるばかりにみがくたまがき
sugimura ni
shirushi o kakete
ujibito no
hikaru bakari ni
migaku tamagaki | In a cedar grove
Hung with blessings,
The shrine folks’
Simple shining
Bedecks the jewelled fences. |
Akinaka
'Simply moving and elegant'