For a folding screen for the residence of Fujiwara no Kanehira, Captain of the Outer Palace Guards, Left Division.
いたづらにすぐる月日をたなばたのあふよのかずと思はましかば
itadura ni
suguru tukiFi wo
tanabata no
aFu yo no kazu to
omoFamasikaba | Emptily
Does she pass the days and months, but
The Weaver Maid
Of the number of nights of meeting
Would much rather think, so… |
Dharma Master Egyō
Sent to a woman the morning after he had first visited her.
逢ふ事をまちし月日のほどよりもけふのくれこそひさしかりけれ
aFu koto wo
matisi tukiFi no
Fodo yori mo
keFu no kure koso
Fisasikarikere | To meet you
I waited days and months,
But now until
Sunset today
Will be far longer… |
Yoshinobu
朝にありてわが代はつきじ天の戸や出づる月日のてらむかぎりは
asa ni arite
wa ga yo wa tsukji
ama no to ya
izuru tsukihi no
teramu kagiri wa | In the mornings
My reign will never end, I feel,
While from the gates of Heaven
The sun and moon emerge
To shine! |
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'Simply moving and elegant'
