Composed for the Poetry Contest held by the Empress Dowager during the reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.
白雪のふりてつもれる山ざとはすむ人さへや思ひきゆらむ
| sirayuki no Furite tumoreru yamazato Fa sumu Fito saFe ya omoFikiyuramu | The white snow Has fallen, drifted high around The mountain home; Might even he who lives there Be buried in melancholy? |
Mibu no Tadamine
壬生忠岑
Composed at a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyō period.
みよしのの山の白雪ふみわけて入りにし人のおとづれもせぬ
| miyosino no yama no sira yuki Fumiwakete irinisi Fito no otodure mo senu |
Through fair Yoshino Mountain’s white snow fall Forging, He entered in, And not a line returned |
Mibu no Tadamine
壬生忠岑
Composed at a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyô period.
浦ちかくふりくる雪は白浪の末の松山こすかとぞ見る
| ura tikaku Furikuru yuki Fa sira nami no suwe no matuyama kosu ka to zo miru |
Close by the shore The snow floats in; “Would the white waves, Over Sue-no-Matsuyama Break?” come to mind. |
Fujiwara no Okikaze
藤原興風
Composed at the place he was staying when he had gone to the Nara capital.
みよしのの山の白雪つもるらしふるさとさむくなりまさるなり
| miyosino no yama no sirayuki tumorurasi Furusato samuku narimasaru nari |
On fair Yoshino Mountain white snow fall Drifts high, it seems, For in this ancient place the chill Grows ever stronger. |
Sakanoue no Korenori
Topic unknown.
ふる雪はかつぞけぬらしあしひきの山のたぎつせおとまさるなり
| Furu yuki Fa katu zo kenurasi asiFiki no yama no tagitu se oto masaru nari |
The falling snow Must vanish in the moment Leg-wearying The seething mountain rapids Roar grows ever louder. |
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