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Yūzukuyo mitsu shioai no kata o nami nami ni shiorete naku chidori kana
On a night of the evening moon, as the tide rises and the flats disappear, the plovers, drenched and drooping in the waves, cry out—how pitiful they are!
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Yo o samumi ura no matsukaze fukisusabi mushiake no nami ni chidori nakunari
So cold is the night that the wind in the pines of the bay blows wild, and on the waves of Mushiake I hear the plovers cry.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Tsuki kiyomi sayo fukeyukeba iseshima ya ichishi no ura ni chidori nakunari
The moon is so clear, and as the night grows late, I hear the plovers crying on the bay of Ichishi in Ise.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Kaze samumi yo no fukeyukeba imo ga shima katami no ura ni chidori nakunari
The wind is so cold, and as the night grows late, I hear the plovers crying in the bay of Katami by the Isle of Imo.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Koromode ni ura no matsukaze saewabite fukiage no tsuki ni chidori nakunari
The wind in the pines of the bay blows unbearably cold against my sleeves, and beneath the moon over Fukiage I hear the plovers crying.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Mizutori no kamo no ukine no uki nagara tamamo no toko ni ikuyo henuramu
Like a wild duck sleeping as it floats on the water, adrift in sorrow on a bed of lovely water weeds—how many nights have gone by?
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Naniwagata shiohi ni tateru ashitazu no hane shirotae ni yuki zo furitsutsu
On the flats of Naniwa where the tide has ebbed, cranes stand among the reeds, and the snow keeps falling until their wings are pure white.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Misago iru isobe ni tateru muro no ki no eda mo tōo ni yuki zo tsumoreru
On the rocky shore where ospreys perch stands a juniper tree, its branches bowed low under the weight of piled-up snow.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Okuyama no iwane ni ouru suga no ne no korokoro ni fureru shirayuki
Like the roots of sedge that grow upon the rocks deep in the mountains, the white snow has fallen thick and close, leaving no gap.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Yū sareba suzu fuku arashi mi ni shimite yoshino no take ni miyuki fururashi
As evening comes, the storm wind through the bamboo pierces me to the bone; on the peaks of Yoshino, snow must be falling.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Yū sareba urakaze samushi amaobune hatsuse no yama ni yuki zo fururashi
As evening comes, the wind off the bay turns cold; on the mountains of Hatsuse, snow must be falling.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Yū sareba shiokaze samushi namima yori miyuru kojima ni yuki wa furitsutsu
As evening comes, the sea wind turns cold; on the little island glimpsed between the waves, snow keeps falling.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Yama takami akehanareyuku yokogumo no taema ni miyuru mine no shirayuki
The mountain is so high that as dawn fully breaks, the white snow on its peak appears through gaps in the clouds trailing across the sky.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Miwataseba kumoi haruka ni yuki shiroshi fuji no takane no akebono no sora
As I gaze into the distance, far off in the sky the snow gleams white—on the high peak of Fuji, against the sky at break of day.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Nagamureba sabishiku mo aru ka keburi tatsu muro no yashima no yuki no shitamoe
As I gaze upon it, how lonely it seems—at Muro no Yashima, where smoke rises, the fire smoldering beneath the snow.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo
Hisakata no amagumo aeri katsuragi ya takama no yama wa miyuki fururashi
The clouds of heaven have gathered together; on Mount Takama in Katsuragi, snow must be falling.
Kinkaishu - Minamoto no Sanetomo