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- Manyoshu
Aki no no ni yadoru tabibito uchinabiki i mo nurame ya mo inishie omou ni
Could the travelers lodging on the plain of Aki lie down at ease and sleep? Not when they think of days gone by.
Manyoshu - Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
Makusa karu arano ni wa aredo momijiba no suginishi kimi ga katami to zo koshi
Though this is only a wild moor where grass is cut, we have come here in remembrance of our lord, who passed away like the falling autumn leaves.
Manyoshu - Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
Himugashi no no ni kagiroi no tatsu miete kaerimi sureba tsuki katabukinu
On the eastern plain I see the first light of dawn rising, and when I turn to look back, the moon is sinking low in the west.
Manyoshu - Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
Hinamishi no miko no mikoto no uma namete mikari tatashishi toki wa kimukau
The very hour when Prince Hinamishi, who ruled beside the sun, set out on the royal hunt with his horses ranged side by side—that hour is coming round again now.
Manyoshu - Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
Uneme no sode fukikaesu asukakaze miyako o tōmi itazura ni fuku
The wind of Asuka, which once fluttered the sleeves of the palace maids, now blows in vain, for the capital has moved far away.
Manyoshu - Prince Shiki
Fujiwara no ōmiyazukae aretsuku ya otome ga tomo wa tomoshiki ro kamo
The maidens born to serve at the Great Palace of Fujiwara—how enviable they are!
Koseyama no tsuratsura tsubaki tsuratsura ni mitsutsu shinowana kose no haruno o
Gazing long at the camellias ranged row upon row on Mount Kose, let me picture in my heart the spring fields of Kose in bloom.
Manyoshu - Sakato no Hitotari
Asamoyoshi kihito tomoshi mo matsuchiyama yukiku to miramu kihito tomoshi mo
How I envy the people of Kii! They must see Mount Matsuchi every time they come and go—how I envy the people of Kii!
Manyoshu - Tsuki no Ōmi
Kawakami no tsuratsura tsubaki tsuratsura ni miredomo akazu kose no haruno wa
The camellias ranged row upon row along the river—however intently I gaze, I never tire of them, these spring fields of Kose.
Manyoshu - Kasuga no Oyu
Hikumano ni niou harihara irimidare koromo niowase tabi no shirushi ni
Wander freely through the alder groves glowing on the plain of Hikuma, and let your robes be dyed with their color as a keepsake of our journey.
Manyoshu - Naga no Okimaro
Izuku ni ka funahate su ramu are no saki kogitami yukishi tananashi obune
Where might it be mooring now—that little boat without side-planks that rowed around Cape Are and slipped away?
Manyoshu - Takechi no Kurohito
Nagarauru tsuma fuku kaze no samuki yo ni waga se no kimi wa hitori ka nuramu
On this cold night, as the wind blows ceaselessly against the eaves, is my husband sleeping all alone out there?
Manyoshu - Princess Yosa
Yoi ni aite ashita omonami nabari ni ka kenagaku imo ga iori serikemu
Like a lover who meets at dusk and hides her face for shame at dawn—was it there, in Nabari, that my beloved lodged for so many days?
Manyoshu - Prince Naga
Masurao no satsuya tabasami tachimukai iru matokata wa miru ni sayakeshi
Like the target a stalwart hunter faces, arrows gripped in hand, Matokata Bay is a clear and refreshing sight to behold.
Manyoshu - Toneri no Otome
Arineyoshi tsushima no watari watanaka ni nusa torimukete haya kaerikone
When you cross the strait by Tsushima, offer the sacred streamers to the gods out on the open sea, and hurry home to us.
Manyoshu - Kasuga no Oyu
Iza kodomo hayaku yamato e ōtomo no mitsu no hamamatsu machikoinu ramu
Come, my friends, let us hurry home to Japan! The pines on the shore of Mitsu in Ōtomo must be waiting and longing for us.
Manyoshu - Yamanoue no Okura