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Uguisu no koe ni satori o ubeki ka wa kiku ureshiki mo hakanakarikeri
Could one ever attain enlightenment through the warbler's song? Even the joy of hearing it is but a fleeting thing.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Sugite yuku hakaze natsukashi uguisu ni nazusaikeri na ume no tachie ni
How dear the breeze of the warbler's wings as it passes by! It has been close to the warbler, there on the tall branch of the plum.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Yama mo naki umi no omote ni tanabikite nami no hana ni mo magau shirakumo
Trailing over the face of the sea where there are no mountains, the white clouds can be mistaken for the flowers of the waves.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Onajiku wa tsuki no ori sake yamazakura hana miru yowa no taema araseji
If you must bloom, mountain cherry, bloom when the moon is bright, so that there will be no break in the nights for viewing your blossoms.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Furuhata no soba no tatsuki ni iru hato no tomo yobu koe ni sugoki yūgure
The dove perched on a tree on the steep slope above an old abandoned field calls for its mate, and at its voice the evening grows chillingly lonely.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Nami ni tsukite isowa ni imasu arakami wa shio fumu kine o matsu ni ya aruran
The fierce god who dwells along the rocky shore beside the waves, is he waiting for the shrine priest who comes wading through the tide?
Sankashu - Saigyō
Shiokaze ni Ise no hamaogi fuseba mazu hosu shionami no aratamuru kana
When the shore reeds of Ise bend low in the sea wind, the tidal waves at once wash over them and set them anew.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Araiso no nami ni sonarete hau matsu wa misago no iru zo tayori narikeru
The pine that creeps along the rough shore, bent low by the waves, finds its only comfort in the osprey that perches on it.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Ura chikami karetaru matsu no kozue ni wa nami no oto o ya kaze wa karuran
Being so near the bay, does the wind in the tips of the withered pine borrow the sound of the waves?
Sankashu - Saigyō
Awajishima seto no nagoro wa takaku tomo kono shio ni dani oshiwataraba ya
Even if the swells in the straits of Awaji run high, I would at least push across on this tide.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Shioji yuku kakomi no tomoro kokoro seyo mata uzu hayaki seto wataru hodo
Boatmen traveling the sea lanes, mind the stern oar well, as you cross once more the strait where the whirlpools spin fast.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Iso ni oru nami no kewashiku miyuru kana oki ni nagoro ya takaku yukuran
How fierce the waves look as they break upon the rocky shore; out at sea, are the swells running high?
Sankashu - Saigyō
Obotsukana Ibukioroshi no kazasaki ni Asazumabune wa ai ya shinuran
How it worries me! Has the boat from Asazuma met the full force of the wind that sweeps down from Mount Ibuki?
Sankashu - Saigyō
Kurebune yo Asazuma watari kesa na se so Ibuki no take ni yuki shimaku meri
Boat, do not make the crossing from Asazuma this morning; the snow seems to be whirling on the peak of Ibuki.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Ōmiji ya nochi no tabibito isoganan Yasukawara tote tōkaranu ka wa
On the Ōmi road, let the travelers coming behind make haste; though called Yasu, easy, the riverbed is far enough away.
Sankashu - Saigyō
Satobito no ōnusa konusa tatenamete umagata musubu nobe ni narikeri
The fields have become a place where the villagers set up great and small offerings in a row and tie on figures of horses for the rites.
Sankashu - Saigyō