Kokinshu 1009 - "Hatsuse River"
1009Hatsuse River— Where ancient waters flow Beside the two-trunk tree When years have passed I hope we’ll meet again Beside the two-trunk tree | |
| はつせ河 ふるかはのべに ふたもとあるすぎ 年をへて 又もあひ見む ふたもとあるすぎ | Haru sareba Nobe ni mazu saku Miredo akanu hana Mainashi ni Tada nanoru beki |
Kokinshu 1008 - "When Spring Arrives"
1008When spring arrives And fields begin to bloom If you see a flower That’s just a sprout Mere whispers are best Until it’s out | |
| 春されば のべにまづさく 見れどあかぬ花 まひなしに ただなのるべき 花のななれや | Haru sareba Nobe ni mazu saku Miredo akanu hana Mainashi ni Tada nanoru beki |
Kokinshu 1007 - "Slipping Away"
1007Slipping away, The one I love— As I am broken. What’s the flower That bloomed in white When we were one? | |
| うちわたす をち方人に 物まうすわれ そのそこに しろくさけるは なにの花ぞも | Uchiwatasu Ochikatabito ni Mono mousu ware Sono soko ni Shiroku sakeru wa |
