In the conception of reminiscence, at the Poetry Office.
おしむともなみだに月も心からなれぬる袖に秋をうらみて
| oshimu tomo namida ni tsuki mo kokoro kara narenuru sode ni aki o uramite |
I do regret it, yet, That the moon is in my tears are From my heart; Accustomed to it are my sleeves, Despising autumn. |
The Daughter of Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
On fondness for the past, carried on the wind.
くずの葉にうらみにかへる夢のよをわすれがたみの野べの秋風
| kuzu no ha ni urami ni kaeru yume no yo o wasure gatami no nobe no aki kaze |
The arrowroot leaves Show their undersides–in despite I return To a dream–the world of lovers– So difficult to forget– In the breeze across the fields. |
The Daughter of Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
From the Minase 15 Love Poem Poetry Contest.
かよひこしやどのみちしばかれがれにあとなき霜のむすぼゝれつゝ
| kayoikoshi yado no michi shiba karegare ni atonaki shimo no musuboretsutsu |
He came and went Along my dwelling’s paths-the greenery Now withered-long since he was here; Undinted, the frostfall Covers all, while I go on loving him. |
The Daughter of Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
From the Minase 15 Love Poem Poetry Contest.
ふりにけり時雨は袖に秋かけていひしばかりをまつとせしまに
| furinikeri shigure wa sode ni aki kakete iishi bakari wo matsu to seshi ma ni |
Time has passed and fallen are The showers on my sleeves; ‘ When autumn comes,’ he Simply said, While I’ve awaited all this time. |
The Daughter of Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
From the Poetry Contest in 1500 Rounds.
ならひこしたがいつはりもまだしらでまつとせしまの庭のよもぎふ
| naraikoshi ta ga itsuwari mo mada shirade matsu to seshi ma no niwa no yomogyu |
The way of the world- Lies-no one had Yet told me, and While I have been waiting, My garden’s become all overgrown. |
The Daughter of Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
In the conception of ‘love in springtime’, from the Minase 15 Love Poem Poetry Competition.
おもかげのかすめる月ぞやどりける春やむかしの袖のなみだに
| omokage no kasumeru tsuki zo yadorikeru haru ya mukashi no sode no namida ni |
His face Upon the hazy moon Has found lodging This spring, as in those of old, In the tears upon my sleeves. |
The Daughter of Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
On ‘love among the clouds’, when she presented a fifty-poem sequence.
したもえにおもひきえなんけぶりだにあとなき雲のはてぞかなしき
| shitamoe ni omoi kienan keburi dani ato naki kumo no hate zo kanashiki |
Burning beneath, I shall die of love; Even my smoke Leaving no mark among the clouds: A sad ending, indeed. |
The Daughter of Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
A travel poem for a fifty poem sequence composed for the Monk-Prince Shukaku.
なつかりのあしのかりねもあはれなりたまえの月のあけがたの空
| natsukari no ashi no karine mo aware nari tamae no tsuki ni akegata no sora |
Reaped in summer are The reeds for my brief night’s sleep: ’ Tis sad, indeed: The moon at Tamae In the dawning sky. |
Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
After her mother’s death, composed on the evening of the funeral at Saga.
今はさはうきよのさがのゝべをこそつゆきえはてしあとゝしのばめ
| ima wa sa wa uki yo no saga no nobe o koso tsuyu kiehateshi ato to shinobame |
Now it is just so: In this fleeting world at Saga Field, indeed, has The dew vanished completely, and All I can do is recall the traces left behind. |
The Daughter of Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari