きりぎりす　鳴くや霜夜の　さむしろに

衣かたしき　ひとりかも寝む

The cricket is singing sadly on the cold straw mat with frost. 

I will go to sleep alone only on my one sleeve there. 

composed by Gokyogoku sessho saki no Daijo daijin

わが袖は　潮干に見えぬ　沖の石の

人こそ知らね　かわく間もなし

It is a stone in the sea which cannot be seen even the time of ebb tide. 

Although nobody knows, my sleeve never gets dry for my tears of tragic love. 

composed by Nijo in no Sanuki

世の中は　常にもがもな　渚漕ぐ

海人の小舟の　綱手かなしも

A fisherman drags a boat with a rope on a sand beach, and he pulls an oar and goes away to the sea. 

The situation is peaceful and very elegant.

I want this peaceful time to continue forever. 

composed by Kamakura no udaijin

み吉野の　山の秋風　さよ更けて

ふるさと寒く　衣打つなり

Autumn breeze is blowing on late at night from the Yoshino mountain to the ancient city. It seems to be lonely to be very cold there.

And the sound of the hand beetling which strikes clothes from the houses can be heard. 

composed by Sangi Masatsune

おほけなく　憂き世の民に　おほふかな

わが立つ杣に　すみ染の袖

I have a grand dream now. 

As for it, I would like to cover people living in the hard world by my black sleeves. 

Since I began to live in Mt. Hieizan, I have wanted to cover a world by the power of the Buddha and to save people. 

composed by Saki no Daishojo Jien

花さそふ　嵐の庭の　雪ならで

ふりゆくものは　わが身なりけり

The storm took the hands with cherry blossoms and changed to the figure of cherry-blossoms snowstorm in this yard.

Like the cherry tree, my body also became thin and grew old. 

composed by Nyudo saki no Daijo daijin

来ぬ人を　松帆の浦の　夕なぎに

焼くや藻塩の　身もこがれつつ

Burning seaweed, salt is made on the beach of the evening calm in Matsuhono-ura.

My heart is also burning with the love to you.However I may wait for you, you do not come. 

composed by Gon chu-nagon Sadaie

風そよぐ　楢の小川の　夕暮は

御禊ぞ夏の　しるしなりける

The wind of autumn in Nara is blowing on the leaf of the Japanese oak softly in the brook of twilight. 

Now, only the purification ceremony in lunar-calendar June is a mark which tells that it is summer. 

composed by Junii Ietaka

人も愛し　人も恨めし　あじきなく

世を思ふゆゑに　もの思ふ身は

People love someone or blame someone. 

In this world, I cannot live so that I may like to live. 

Therefore, I will worry about being various. 

composed by Gotoba in

百敷や　古き軒端の　しのぶにも

なほ余りある　昔なりけり

If leaves of Lepisorus which has grown in the old eaves of the Imperial Court is seen, I will be reminded of the childhood age. 

It was a good time at that time truly. 

I would like to return at that time. 

composed by Juntoku in