すみがまのけぶりもさびし大原やふりにし里の雪の夕ぐれ
sumigama no
keburi mo sabishi
ōhara ya
furinishi sato no
yuki no yūgure | Even the charcoal kiln’s
Smoke is sad and lonely
At Ōhara
In an ancient estate
On a snowy evening. |
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Composed on early snow for a palace poetry contest held in Eishō 4 [1049].
みやこにもはつゆきふればをの山のまきのすみがまたきまさるらん
miyako ni mo
Fatuyuki Fureba
wonoyama no
maki no sumigama
takimasaruran | In the capital, too
When the first snow falls
Among Onoyama’s
Evergreens the charcoal kilns
Seem to smoulder more and more. |
Sagami
大原やをのの炭竃雪降りて心ぼそげに立つ煙かな
oFoFara ya
wono no sumigama
yuki Furite
kokorobosogeni
tatu keburi kana |
Wide the meadows where
Upon my charcoal kiln
The snow is falling in
Sad solitude
The smoke arises. |
Minamoto no Moroyori (1068-1139)
源師頼
'Simply moving and elegant'
