by Donald Keene
kiehatenumeru
25. The Sleeves of Morning
a.
Aki no no ni
sasa wakeshi asa no
sode yori mo
awade nuru yo zo
hichi masarikeru
b.
Mirume naki
waga mi o ura to
shiraneba ya
karenade ama no
ashi tayuku kuru
26. A Harbour in My Sleeves
Omōezu
sode ni minato no
sawagu kana
Morokoshi-bune no
yorishi bakari ni
27. Frogs in Pairs
a.
Ware bakari
mono omou hito wa
mata mo araji
to omoeba mizu no
shita ni mo arikeri
b.
Minakuchi ni
ware ya miyuran
kawazu sae
mizu no shita nite
morogoe ni naku
28. Cupped Hands
Nadote kaku
augo katami ni
nariniken
mizu morasaji to
musubishi mono-o
29. The Cherry Blossom Banquet
Hana ni akanu
nageki wa itsumo
seshikadomo
kyō no koyoi ni
niru toki wa nashi
30. A String of Threaded Gems
Au koto wa
tama no o bakari
omōete
tsuraki kokoro no
nagaku miyuran
31. Sir Clump of Grass
Tsumi mo naki
hito o ukeeba
wasuregusa
ono ga ue ni zo
ou to iunaru
32. A Spool of Love
Inishie no
shizu no odamaki
kuri-kaeshi
mukashi o ima ni
nasu yoshi mogana
33. Reed Ditty
a.
Ashibe yori
michikuru shio no
iyamashini
kimi ni kokoro o
omoi masu kana
b.
Komorie ni
omou kokoro o
ikade ka wa
fune sasu sao no
sashite shirubeki
34. Tempest
Ieba e ni
iwaneba mune ni
sawagarete
kokoro hitotsu ni
nageku koro kana
35. A Loosely Tied Knot
Tama no o o
awao ni yorite
musubereba
taete no nochi mo
awan to zo omou
36. A Hardy Vine
Tani sebami
mine made haeru
tamakazura
taen to hito ni
waga omowa-nakuni
37. Morning Glory
a.
Ware narade
shitahimo toku na
asagao no
yūkage matanu
hana ni wa ari tomo
b.
Futari shite
musubishi himo o
hitori shite
ai miru made wa
tokaji to zo omou
38. The Meaning of Love
a.
Kimi ni yori
omoi narainu
yo no naka no
hito wa kore o ya
koi to iuran
b.
Narawaneba
yo no hito-goto ni
nani o kamo
koi to wa iu to
toishi ware shimo
39. The Glow of Fireflies
a.
Idete inaba
kagiri narubemi
tomoshi kechi
toshi henuru ka to
naku koe o kike
b.
Ito aware
naku zo kikoyuru
tomoshi kechi
kiyuru mono tomo
ware wa shirazu na
40. With All His Heart
Idete inaba
tare ka wakare no
katakaran
arishi ni masaru
kyō wa kanashi mo
41. Purple Bonds
Murasaki no
iro koki toki wa
me mo haru ni
no naru kusaki zo
wakarezarikeru
42. Treading on My Footprints
Idete koshi
ato dani imada
kawaraji o
taga kayoiji to
ima wa naruran
43. Where the Cuckoo Sings
a.
Hototogisu
na ga naku sato no
amata areba
nao utomarenu
omou mono-kara
b.
Na nomi tatsu
shide no taosa wa
kesa zo naku
iori amata to
utomarenureba
c.
Iori ōki
shide no taosa wa
nao tanomu
waga sumu sato ni
koe shi taezu wa
44. Undo a Train
Idete yuku
kimi ga tame ni to
nugitsureba
ware sae mo naku
narinubeki kana
45. Fireflies, Please Tell the Wild Geese
a.
Yuku hotaru
kumo no ue made
inubeku wa
akikaze fuku to
kari ni tsuge kose
b.
Kuregataki
natsu no higurashi
nagamureba
sono koto to naku
mono zo kanashiki
46. A Special Friend
Me karu tomo
omōe-nakuni
wasuraruru
toki shi nakereba
omokage ni tatsu
47. A Sacred Wand
a.
Ōnusa no
hiku te amata ni
narinureba
omoedo e koso
tanomazarikere
b.
Ōnusa to
na ni koso tatere
nagarete mo
tsui ni yoru se wa
ari to iu mono-o
48. The One Who Waits
Ima zo shiru
kurushiki mono to
hito matamu
sato oba karezu
tou bekarikeri
49. New Grass of Spring
a.
Urawakami
neyoge ni miyuru
wakakusa o
hito no musuban
koto oshi zo omou
b.
Hatsukusa no
nado mezurashiki
koto no ha zo
uranaku mono o
omoikeru kana
50. Lovers’ Quarrel
a.
Tori no ko o
tō zutsu tō wa
kasanu tomo
omowanu hito o
omou mono-kawa
b.
Asatsuyu wa
kie-nokorite mo
arinubeshi
tare ka kono yo o
tanomi-hatsubeki
c.
Fuku kaze ni
kozo no sakura wa
chirazu tomo
ana tanomigata
hito no kokoro wa
d.
Yuku mizu ni
kazu kaku yori mo
hakanaki wa
omowanu hito o
omou narikeri
e.
Yuku mizu to
suguru yowai to
chiru hana to
izure mate chō
koto o kikuran
51. Deep Roots
Ueshi ueba
aki naki toki ya
sakazaran
hana koso chirame
ne sae kareme ya
52. Sweet Flags and Pheasants
Ayame kari
kimi wa numa nizo
madoikeru
ware wa no ni
idete
karu zo wabishiki
53. Heart of the Night
Ikade kawa
tori no nakuran
hito shirezu
omou kokoro wa
mada yo fukaki ni
54. The Path of Dreams
Yuki-yaranu
yumeji o tanomu
tamoto ni wa
ama tsu sora naru
tsuyu ya okuran
55. The Things You Said
Omowazu wa
ari mo suramedo
koto no ha no
orifushi goto ni
tanomaruru kana
56. An Inn of Dew
Waga sode wa
kusa no iori ni
aranedomo
kurureba tsuyu no
yadori narikeri
57. The Skeleton Shrimp
Koi wabinu
ama no karumo ni
yadoru chō
ware kara mi o mo
kudakitsuru kana
58. Demons and Gleanings
a.
Arenikeri
aware iku yo no
yado nare ya
sumiken hito no
otozure mo senu
b.
Mugura oite
aretaru yado no
uretaki wa
kari ni mo oni no
sudaku narikeri
c.
Uchiwabite
ochibo hirou to
kikamaseba
ware mo tazura ni
yukamashi mono-o
59. Crossing the Straits of the Milky Way
a.
Sumiwabinu
ima wa kagiri to
yamazato ni
mi o kakusubeki
yado motometen
b.
Waga ue ni
tsuyu zo okunaru
Amanogawa
to wataru fune no
kai no shizuku ka
60. Mandarin Blossom
Satsuki matsu
hana tachibana no
ka o kageba
mukashi no hito no
sode no ka zo suru
61. The Colour of Love
a.
Somegawa o
wataran hito no
ikade kawa
iro ni naru chō
koto no nakaran
b.
Na ni shi owaba
ada ni zo aru beki
Tawarejima
nami no nureginu
kiru to iu nari
62. Bare Branches
a.
Inishie no
nioi wa izura
sakurabana
kokeru kara tomo
narinikeru kana
b.
Kore ya kono
ware ni ō mi o
nogaretsutsu
toshitsuki furedo
masarigao naki
63. Love at a Hundred
a.
Momotose ni
hitotose taranu
tsukumogami
ware o kourashi
omokage ni miyu
b.
Samushiro ni
koromo katashiki
koyoi mo ya
koishiki hito ni
awade nomi nen
64. Becoming a Breeze
a.
Fuku kaze ni
waga mi o nasaba
tamasudare
hima motometsutsu
irubeki mono o
b.
Toritomenu
kaze ni wa ari tomo
tamasudare
ta ga yurusaba ka
hima motomubeki
65. The Young Love of Narihira
a.
Omou ni wa
shinoburu koto zo
makenikeru
au ni shi kaeba
samo araba are
b.
Koi seji to
mitarashigawa ni
seshi misogi
kami wa ukezu mo
narinikeru kana
c.
Ama no karu
mo ni sumu mushi no
warekara to
ne o koso nakame
yo o ba uramiji
d.
Saritomo to
omouran koso
kanashikere
aru nimo aranu
mi o shirazu shite
e.
Itazurani
yukite wa kinuru
mono yue ni
mimakuhoshisa ni
izanaware-tsutsu
66. The Sea of Life
Naniwazu o
kesa koso mitsu no
ura goto ni
kore ya kono yo o
umi wataru fune
67. Snow Blossom
Kinō kyō
kumo no tachimai
kakurou wa
hana no hayashi o
ushi to narikeri
68. The Place to Dwell
Kari nakite
kiku no hana saku
aki wa aredo
haru no umibe ni
Sumiyoshi no hama
69. Was It Real, or Just a Dream?
a.
Kimi ya koshi
ware ya yukiken
omōezu
yume ka utsutsu ka
nete ka samete ka
b.
Kaki-kurasu
kokoro no yami ni
madoiniki
yume utsutsu to wa
koyoi sadameyo
c.1
Kachibito no
wataredo nurenu
e ni shi areba …
c.2
… mata Osaka no
seki wa koenan
70. Sea-Tangle
Mirume karu
kata ya izuko zo
sao sashite
ware ni oshieyo
ama no tsuribune
71. Traversing the Sacred Fence
a.
Chihayaburu
kami no igaki mo
koenubeshi
ōmiyabito no
mimakuhoshisa ni
b.
Koishiku wa
kite mo miyo kashi
chihayaburu
kami no isamuru
michi nara-nakuni
72. The Pine of Oyodo
Oyodo no
matsu wa tsuraku mo
ara-nakuni
uramite nomi mo
kaeru nami kana
73. Within the Moon
Me ni wa mite
te ni wa torarenu
tsuki no uchi no
katsura no gotoki
kimi ni zo arikeru
74. Piling up like Rocks
Iwane fumi
kasanaru yama ni
aranedomo
awanu hi ōku
koi wataru kana
75. ‘See-Weed, See-Shells’
a.
Oyodo no
hama ni ou chō
miru karani
kokoro wa naginu
katarawanedomo
b.
Sode nurete
ama no kari hosu
watatsu umi no
miru o au ni te
yaman to ya suru
c.
Iwama yori
ouru mirume shi
tsurenaku wa
shio hi shio michi
kai mo arinan
d.
Namida ni zo
nuretsutsu shiboru
yo no hito no
tsuraki kokoro wa
sode no shizuku ka
76. The Age of the Gods
Ohara ya
Oshio no yama mo
kyō koso wa
kamiyo no koto mo
omoi-izurame
77. The Parting of Spring
Yama no mina
utsurite kyō ni
au koto wa
haru no wakare o
tō to narubeshi
78. The Heart Has No Colours
Akanedomo
iwa ni zo kauru
iro mienu
>
kokoro o misen
yoshi no nakereba
79. The Shelter of Bamboo
Waga kado ni
chihiro aru kage o
uetsureba
natsu fuyu tare ka
kakurezarubeki
80. Wisteria Blossoms
Nuretsutsu zo
shiite oritsuru
toshi no uchi ni
haru wa ikuka mo
araji to omoeba
81. Sailing into a Garden
Shiogama ni
itsuka kiniken
asanagi ni
tsuri suru fune wa
koko ni yoranan
82. The Heart of Spring
a.
Yo no naka ni
taete sakura no
nakariseba
haru no kokoro wa
nodokekaramashi
b.
Chireba koso
itodo sakura wa
medetakere
uki yo ni nani ka
hisashikarubeki
c.
Kari-kurashi
tanabata-tsume ni
yado karan
ama no kawara ni
ware wa kinikeri
d.
Hitotose ni
hitotabi kimasu
kimi mateba
yado kasu hito mo
araji to zo omou
e.
Aka-nakuni
madakimo tsuki no
kakururu ka
yama no ha nigete
irezu mo aranan
f.
Oshinabete
mine mo taira ni
narinanan
yama no ha naku wa
tsuki mo iraji o
83. Toiling Through Snow
a.
Makura tote
kusa hiki-musubu
koto mo seji
aki no yo to dani
tanomare-nakuni
b.
Wasurete wa
yume ka to zo omou
omoiki ya
yuki fumiwakete
kimi o min to wa
84. A Son’s Wish
a.
Oinureba
saranu wakare no
ari to ieba
iyoiyo mimaku
hoshiki kimi kana
b.
Yo no naka ni
saranu wakare no
naku mogana
chiyo mo to inoru
hito no ko no tame
85. My Heart’s the Snow
Omoedomo
mi o shi wakeneba
me-kare senu
yuki no tsumoru zo
waga kokoro naru
86. Past Loves
Ima made ni
wasurenu hito wa
yo ni mo araji
ono ga samazama
toshi no henureba
87. Travels in Ashiya
a.
Ashi no ya no
Nada no shio-yaki
itoma nami
tsuge no ogushi mo
sasazu kinikeri
b.
Waga yo o ba
kyō ka asu ka to
matsu kai no
namida no taki to
izure takakemu
c.
Nuki-midaru
hito koso arurashi
shiratama no
ma naku mo chiru ka
sode no sebaki ni
d.
Haruru yo no
hoshi ka kawabe no
hotaru kamo
waga sumu kata no
ama no taku hi ka
e.
Watatsumi no
kazashi ni sasu to
iwau mo mo
kimi ga tame ni wa
oshimazarikeri
88. The Rounds of the Moon
Ōkata wa
tsuki o mo medeji
kore zo kono
tsumoreba hito no
oi to naru mono
89. Which God Would They Blame?
Hito shirezu
ware koi shinaba
ajikinaku
izure no kami ni
naki na ōsen
90. By Tomorrow …
Sakurabana