みちのくのまののかやはらかりにだにこぬ人をのみまつがくるしさ
michinoku no
mano no kayawara
kari ni dani
konu hito o nomi
matsu ga kurushisa | To Michinoku
To the fields of silver-grass at Mano
Not even briefly hunting
Will he come, simply
Pining hurts so much… |
517
Love on being unable to meet after meeting.
今更になにをかしのぶ花薄ほにいでし秋もたれならなくに
ima sara ni
nani o ka shinobu
hanasusuki
ho ni ideshi aki mo
tare naranaku ni | Now ‘tis come to such a pass
What is there to conceal?
That the silver-grass
Fronds have burst with autumn was
Wrought by none, but you… |
508
秋風になびくすすきのほには出でず心みだれてものをおもふかな
akikaze ni
nabiku susuki no
ho ni wa idezu
kokoro midarete
mono o omou kana | In the autumn breeze
The trailing silver-grass has
Not yet burst into bud,
The confusion in my heart
Leaves me sunk in thoughts of gloom! |
500
Hidden Love among the Grasses.
わが恋は夏ののすすき茂けれどほにしあらねばとふ人もなし
wa ga koi wa
natsu no susuki
shigekeredo
ho ni shi araneba
tou hito mo nashi | My love is as
The silver-grass in summer,
Lush, yet
Not yet bursting into bud, so
There’s no one who takes notice. |
499
あし曳の山のをのへにかるかやのつかのまもなく乱れてぞおもふ
ashihiki no
yama no onoe ni
karu kaya no
tsuka no ma mo naku
midarete zo omou | On the leg-wearying
Mountain’s peak
Reaped is the silver-grass
Leaving no space ‘tween the stubble—
Just as my wild thoughts of you… |
425
'Simply moving and elegant'
