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- Senzai Wakashu
Shimogare no magaki no uchi no yuki mireba kiku yori nochi no hana mo arikeri
Seeing the snow inside the frost-withered fence, I find there are flowers after all that bloom later than the chrysanthemums.
Senzai Wakashu - Fujiwara no Suketaka
Tatoete mo iwamu kata nashi tsukikage ni usugumo kakete fureru shirayuki
Though I try to liken it to something, there are no words for it: the white snow falling in the moonlight, as if veiled in thin cloud.
Senzai Wakashu - Prince-Priest Kakushō
Miyamaji wa katsu furu yuki ni uzumorete ikade ka koma no ato o tazunen
The deep mountain road is buried by snow that keeps on falling; how then can I follow the hoofprints of the horse?
Senzai Wakashu - Fujiwara no Norinaga
Oshinabete yama no shirayuki tsumoredomo shiruki wa Koshi no takane narikeri
White snow lies alike on every mountain, yet the one that stands out clearly is the high peak of Koshi.
Senzai Wakashu - Fujiwara no Michitoshi
Toyama ni wa shiba no shitaba mo chirihatete ochi no takane ni yuki furinikeri
On the nearby hills even the lower leaves of the brush have all fallen, and on the distant high peaks snow has fallen.
Senzai Wakashu - Fujiwara no Akitsuna
Yuki fureba tani no kakehashi uzumorete kozue zo fuyu no yamaji narikeru
When the snow falls, the plank bridge over the ravine is buried, and the treetops become the mountain road of winter.
Senzai Wakashu - Minamoto no Toshiyori
Yuki tsumoru mine ni fubuki ya wataru ramu Koshi no misora ni mayou shirakumo
Is a blizzard sweeping across the snow-laden peaks? White clouds wander, adrift, in the skies of Koshi.
Senzai Wakashu - Retired Emperor Nijō
Nami kakeba migiwa no yuki mo kienamashi kokoro arite mo kōru ike kana
If the waves were to wash over it, the snow on the shore would melt away; how thoughtful the pond is, to freeze over as if it had a heart.
Senzai Wakashu - Cloistered Prince Shukaku
Yamazato no kakine wa yuki ni uzumorete nobe to hitotsu ni narinikeru kana
The hedges of the mountain village are buried in snow, and now they have become one with the open fields.
Senzai Wakashu - Fujiwara no Sanesada
Ato mo tae shiori mo yuki ni uzumorete kaeru yamaji ni madoinuru kana
The tracks have vanished and the broken branches I left to mark the way are buried in snow; on the mountain road home I have lost my way.
Senzai Wakashu - Fujiwara no Sanefusa
Koekanete ima zo Koshiji o Kaeruyama yuki furu toki no na ni koso arikere
Unable to cross over, I now turn back on the road to Koshi at Kaeruyama, "Return Mountain": so that is a name meant for when the snow falls.
Senzai Wakashu - Minamoto no Yorimasa
Namima yori mieshi keshiki zo kawarinuru yuki furinikeri Matsugaurashima
The view I used to see between the waves has changed; snow has fallen on the isle of Matsugaura.
Senzai Wakashu - Kenshō
Fubuki suru Nagara no yama o miwataseba onoe o koyuru Shiga no uranami
Looking out at Mount Nagara in the blizzard, it seems as if the waves of Shiga Bay were rolling over its summit.
Senzai Wakashu - Fujiwara no Yoshikiyo
Furu yuki ni nokiba no take mo uzumorete tomo koso nakere fuyu no yamazato
In the falling snow even the bamboo by the eaves is buried, and I have no friend left in this winter mountain village.
Senzai Wakashu - Unknown Poet
Koma no ato wa katsu furu yuki ni uzumorete okururu hito ya michi madou ran
The hoofprints of my horse are buried by the snow that keeps on falling; will those who follow behind lose their way?
Senzai Wakashu - Saijū
Kuretake no orefusu oto no nakariseba yobukaki yuki o ikade shiramashi
Had there been no sound of the bamboo snapping and bowing down, how could I ever have known of the snow falling deep in the night?
Senzai Wakashu - Sakanoue no Akikane