Sent around the end of the Twelfth Month from the province of Bizen to the residence of the Controller of Dewa.
都へは年と共にぞ歸るべきやがて春をもむかへがてらに
| miyako Fe Fa tosi to tomo ni zo kaFerubeki yagate Faru wo mo mukaFe gatera ni |
To the capital Along with the year I must return; At last, with the spring Shall I proceed together! |
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
源為善
Composed on seeming like the cool of an autumn evening at Lord Toshitsuna’s house.
夏山の楢の葉そよぐ夕暮はことしも秋の心地こそすれ
| natuyama no nara no Fa soyogu yuFugure Fa kotosi mo aki no kokoti koso sure |
In the summer mountains The oak leaves whisper softly With the evening: This year, too, autumn Feels upon me… |
Minamoto no Yoritsuna (1025-1097)
源頼綱
In the final month of the year in which the wife of Middle Councillor Kanesuke had died, Tsurayuki paid him a visit and composed this while they were talking sadly.
恋ふる間に年の暮れなば亡き人の別やいとゞ遠くなりなん
| koFuru ma ni tosi no kurenaba nakibito no wakare ya itodo toFokunarinan |
While thinking fondly of her Should the year come to an end, She, who’s dead, Will be parted even Further from us… |
Ki no Tsurayuki