My humble hut is thatched with straw from field where rice-sheaves scattered, now antumn's harvest was over, gathered by my hand. The sky is seen through thatched roof and my clothes are wet with dew.

天智天皇

The pleasant spring has passed away and the heavenly summit of Mout. Kaku may be seen in all its granduer. In long time past the drying ground was whitened with robes, spread around.

持統天皇

The hill-side jowl with its long tail sweeps over the ground, I mourn my loveliness through so long night and I bewail my sleepless wretchedness.

柿本人麻呂(柿本人麿)

On going out to the Tago's shore, the wandering eye may roam over Fuji mountain whose lofty summit is whitened with the newly fallen snow.

山部赤人(山邊赤人)

Now amid the hills fallen maple leaves are trawpled down beneath deer's hoofs whose cries are heard far and near. My shivering heart chills with antumn's affection of Flame.

猿丸大夫

When hoar-frost's glittering flim is seen on the bridge of kakasagi, I trow the break of day is near.

中納言家持(大伴家持)

I see the vaulted sky on every side and the moon appeared high above the mountain of Mikasa in the far-off land of Kasuga.

安倍仲麿(安倍仲麻呂)

My cabin is in Tatsumi far from the capital enjoying the solitary life, men may call it Uji mountain yet I dewll here.

喜撰法師

Your love has passed away from me and left me desolate. I mourn how wearily the summer passed away in winter rains.

小野小町

Some haste to the city or from the city, here friends and strangers meet and part with kindly glance. The name of Ousaka gate which men have given is apt to you.

蟬丸

You fishermen who range the coast in boats, I pray you, tell my fellow villagers that how far I go over ocean's smell. I sail in a frail ship towards Yasoshima.

參議篁小野篁

In fitful path across the sky cloud-born Otome glides by the wind of heaven. Now the vigor of breeze has last an instant and her bright form greets my sight for a fleeting moment.

僧正遍昭良岑宗貞

The water of the Minanogawa fall from the lofty peak of Tsukubane mountain and accumulates to seek the end of all its constant flow to the sea that knows no limits.

陽成院陽成天皇

My soul is vexed, crowded and perplexed which is more confused than varied patterns on Mochisuri fabric, the produce of Shinob's loom in Michinoku; for whose sake the gloom hold over my failing heart.

河原左大臣源融

For your sake I have stayed amid the meadows in this spring time and sought with care the young plant. The snow that was left on it traced my sleeve.

光孝天皇仁和帝

The lofty range of Inaba mountain is crowned with many tall pine trees. I shall be back soon if I hear you pine for me.

中納言行平在原行平

When I watch the deep, rudy wave of autumnal flow of the river Tatsuta it was never beheld so brave when stern gods ruled a very long time ago.

在原業平朝臣

Softly as the waves break on the shore of Suminoe, I seek to meet you even in a dream to have the happy time.

藤原敏行朝臣

The joints of reeds that grow in Naniwagata are short while the time of meeting is so brief nor it fails me to greet my longing eyes. I would die in sorrow.

伊勢

I am utterly distracted and forlorned by my misery. I might see you once more though it deserves my life to me.

元良親王

It is a long moon night and the Ariake moon shines now, forgetfulness with welcome light. Why do you not come?

素性法師良岑玄利

Now autumn gales, in various freak, wreak destruction on herbs and trees, and the mildest gust soar down its pouring.

文屋康秀

How my glance has dwelt upon the moon! Her secret power subudued my soul and I fell her saddening influence though all men have seen the moon of autumn.

大江千里

This time I have not taken a Nusa with me, but the handsomely reddencd leavs of maple in Tamuke mountain will be served to the gods.

菅家菅原道真

I always think of you heartily, and I want to see you once, but I greatly regret there is no chance. I shall be very much pleased if you can come as secretry as the trace of Sanekazura is hidden amid Osaka montain's forest.

三條右大臣藤原定方

How pleasant to see the reddened leaves of the maple tree on Ogura mountain! They would linger till there passed again our Emperor's train.

貞信公藤原忠平

The boiling water of the Izumi river flows with vast tumult through Mika's plain. I know I am in confusion and I am a wretched prey to my lover.

中納言兼輔藤原兼輔

The lovely hamlet is amid the hill; I feel its solicitude with misery in winter time, for now severe climate has taken away every herb and tree and even human face from me.

源宗于朝臣

I sought the flower to pluck it, but it was in vain. The earliest hoar-frost feigned white crysan-themum.

凡河內躬恒

The moonbeam lingers still in the morning heaven; I must part from you compelled by morning moon. How sad the morning moon is to me!

壬生忠岑

Now ciearly broke the dawningday and I thought see the moon, and the newly fallen snow that lay round Yoshino deceived me. The whitened hill-side seemed as if the moonlight streamed thereon.

坂上是則

The autumn winds have amassed dried, withered leaves in ruddy heaks, and have cast them in the mountain torrent whose stream sweeps them in stony channel amid the rocks.

春道列樹

It is a pleasant day of merry Spring and there are no bitter frosts, no stormwinds, no rain-clouds, and the sun shines brightly on high, but you poor trembling little flower, why do you wither away and die?

紀友則

There are no old compinions left but the ancient pine trees that grow on the Takasago's peak. Comrades of many years have now all gone, and no friends for whom I mourn.

藤原興風

The comrades of my early days who with the wande-ring eyes, gaze on the so well known old village with the indifferent view. O, flower! Your fragraney alone seems to me familiar.

紀貫之

It was a summer night and I scarcely thought the evening hour had pased away when dawn broke. I longed the moon that I sought or I don't know where did she lay amid the cloud.

清原深養父

New spakling dew-drops are seen over the moor, and the antumn gust sweeps howling by. The dew-drops and fly in timid shower and there they lie scatterd over the grass.

文屋朝康

I dreamt that you would have forgotten the oath you sworn with me, and I almost cry on you and scorn the penalty of death.

右近

I would conceal my passion like the reeds of Ono moor were hidden, but my secret passion and my ardent love were revealed as by their flower.

參議等源等

Though I tried to hide my love yet my face tells the secret and my changing visage shows the deep passion that dwells in me. All men ask what grief has altered my feature.

平兼盛

Daily theme of every tongue is my love to you and my name is bruited among men far and wide. My heart is sorely tried with no unfounded ears lest my love should be confessed to all.

壬生忠見

When we embraccd each other we swore a solemn vow of faith, and sealed it with the tear we shed. I drenched my cheek as our oath would fail to keep when the waves leapt over the pine crownel steep of Suenomatsuyama.

清原元輔

I went to see you, my dearest maid, and when I parted from you. I mourned such misery on my soul that I have never experienced, before I have not seen you.

權中納言敦忠藤原敦忠

If loving is not human fate, then men would not hate their fellows, since the passion of love has ever born in them.

中納言朝忠藤原朝忠

You cruel man! You passed by me yet you turned no glance of pity on me, but a careless scorn was in your eyes and you mocked the passion that was burning in me.

謙德公藤原伊尹

The fishes' barques glide over the broad expinse of Yura bay safely, but if their rudder is lost over the tide. they stray uncertain path in vain. The course of love too pursues uncertain path like fishers' boats.

曾禰好忠

Hop vine is grown over my mountain dwelling's roof and I live alone and uncheered without catching any glimpse of passers by, yet autumn has come.

惠慶法師

The wind is flung backward from the pitiless rock in scattered spray and the prayers from angnished heart depth seek to wake yon love and obey. The rocks and the waves do more than my passion moves.

源重之

The watchmen keep fire blazing brightly all through night, but when morning breaks they extingnish the flame. So too at dawn, my passion is passed and gone.

大中臣能宣朝臣

Before I worshipd you, my dear maid! I had not cared for my life, but now I wish to be granted with long years that I might live with you.

藤原義孝