Cherry Blossom
Left (Tie)
わがそのへいざかへりなむあさがほのひとはなさくらのはなりにけり
wa ga sono e
iza kaerinamu
asagao no
hito hana sakura
no wa narinikeri | To my garden,
Well, I must return, for
A morning glory’s
Single bloom in flower seems
To have turned it to a meadow. |
Okikaze
9
Right
はるはきぬたねにまくべきいねはなさくらのはなへにおろしはててよ
haru wa kinu
tane ni makubeki
ine wa nasa
kura no hanae ni
oroshihateteyo | Spring has come, and
The seeds must be sown;
No seedlings sprout
Beside the storehouse
Sow them all! |
10
和何則能尓 宇米能波奈知流 比佐可多能 阿米欲里由吉能 那何列久流加母
我が園に梅の花散るひさかたの天より雪の流れ来るかも
wa ga sono ni
ume no pana tiru
pisakata no
ame yori yuki no
nagarekuru kamo | Within my garden
Scatters the plum blossom;
From the eternal
Heavens snow
Comes floating! |
Ōtomo no Tabito
Topic unknown.
わが園の梅の末枝に鶯の音になきぬべき恋もするかな
wa ga sono no
ume no Fodue ni
uguFisu no
ne ni nakinubeki
koFi mo suru kana | In my garden
From the plum treetops
A warbler
Does cry so –
He must be in love, as I… |
Anonymous
神山の園の葵を鏈りつつ今日のみあれにかざしつるかな
kamiyama no
sono no aoi o
kusaritsutsu
kyō nomi are ni
kazashitsuru kana |
On the sacred mountain,
In the garden are hollyhocks
Twining all together,
For this festive day
Bound in our hair! |
Fujiwara no Nakazane
藤原仲実
鴬の音聞くなへに梅の花我家の園に咲きて散る見ゆ
ugupisu no
oto kiku nape ni
ume no pana
wagipe no sono ni
sakitetiru miyu |
When the bush-warbler’s
Song I hear,
The plum blossom
In my dwelling’s garden
Blooming and then scattering, I see. |
Clerk of Tsushima, Kōji no Oyu
對馬目高氏老
梅の花散らまく惜しみ我が園の竹の林に鴬鳴くも
ume no pana
tiramaku wosimi
wa ga sono no
take no payasi ni
ugupisu naku kamo |
The plum blossom
Will scatter, so full of regret
In my garden’s
Bamboo grove
Does the warbler cry. |
Junior Secretary Aji no Okishima
少監阿氏奥島
'Simply moving and elegant'