At Gosechi time, when snow fell and then quickly vanished.
淡雪のふるほどもなく消えぬるは明日のひかげやかねてさすらむ
| aFayuki no Furu Fodo mo naku kienuru Fa asu no Fikage ya kanete sasuramu |
A froth of snow Fallen and then in no time Gone: Was it that the morrow’s sunlight Had already shone? |
When I had sent a letter to the Taira Handmaid, and received no reply.
かきくらしふる沫雪の袖ふかみけふくものあとの見えじとすらむ
| kakikurasi Furu aFayuki no sode Fukami keFu kumo no ato no miezi to suramu |
Blinding, Falls a gentle snow, Drifting upon my sleeves; Today, the clouds not a single trace Have shown. |
Sent to a woman whom it was impossible to meet with any longer without attracting public notice.
おほかたはたが名かおしき袖凍みて雪もとけず人に語らむ
| oFokata Fa ta ga na ka osiki sode simite yuki mo tokezu Fito ni kataramu |
In general, would Having such a name be so bad? My sleeves are frozen, and Should the snow thaw not, Then would I speak of it! |
At an archery competition, when snow had fallen upon the multi-coloured curtains, the Lay Priest Middle Councillor said:
まへかたのまだらまくなる雪みれば
| maFe kata no madaramaku naru yuki mireba |
The first team’s Motley curtain Snow swept I see, and |
I concluded:
しりゑの山ぞおもひやらるゝ
| siriwe no yama zo omoFiyararuru |
The mountain for the second team Is in my thoughts. |
One morning when snow was falling, the Master of the Left Capital Office, Lord Michinaga, was at the northern side of the Kokiden hall and said:
あしのかみひざよりしものさゆるかな
| asi no kami Fiza yori simo no sayuru kana |
From the top of my legs To below my frosty knees I feel a chill! |
I concluded:
こしのわたりに雪やふるらむ
| kosi no watari ni yuki ya Fururamu |
Down around the dell, I wonder, might the snow be falling? |
Snow.
たらちねのあつめし雪はそれながらあとゝしもなき身もふりにけり
| tarachine no atsumeshi yuki wa sore nagara ato to shi mo naki mi mo furinikeri |
My father’s Collected snow Is as it is; Leaving not a trace Have I grown old. |
Cold upon the grasses.
春日野の雪間にだにももえいでし草葉ぞ霜にあへずかれぬる
| kasugano no yukima ni dani mo moe’ideshi kusaba zo shimo ni aezu karenuru |
On the field of Kasuga From the spaces between the snow Sprouted Blades of grass – frost Seared and withered. |