Hyakunin Isshu: poem 17 (Ariwara no Narihira・chihayaburu) Impassionate gods have never seen crimson that lies in the Tatsuta River. Read more
Hyakunin Isshu: poem 48 (Minamoto no Shigeyuki・kaze wo itami) When winds send waves crashing against the rocks, I recall how my own efforts were in vain. Read more
Hyakunin Isshu: poem 16 (Ariwara no Yukihira・tachiwakare) Note that though we may be apart, if I am to hear that you pine for me as the Inaba mountain pines, I shall return to you. Read more
Hyakunin Isshu: poem 46 (Sone no Yoshitada・yura no to wo) Like a boatsman adrift at the mouth of Yura, I do not know where this love will take me. Read more