Love Left (T – Win) 絶えずたく室の八島の煙にも猶立ちまさる恋もするかな Endlessly kindled, At Muro no Yashima The smoke Yet rising more Is my love for you! Lady Settsu Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 49

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location My love: At the ferry-port of Kako, The rope Adrift, my heart Stops not at all… Kinkai wakashū 486 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left 霜枯に移ひ残る村菊はみる朝ごとにめづらしきかな Burned by frost, Faded and lingering A cluster of chrysanthemums When I see them every morn Strikes me afresh! Lord Toshitaka Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 47

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location In the bay of Tago By the rocky shore, gemweed Upon the waves Does float, adrift With my love for you! Kinkai wakashū 485 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (Both Judges – Tie) こけのむす岩ねに残る八重ぎくはや千代さくとも君ぞみるべき Choked with moss are The crags where linger Eightfold chrysanthemums: E’en were they eight thousand ages a’bloom My Lord would have beheld them, no doubt! Lady Shinano Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 45

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location むこのうらの入江のすとりあさなあさなつねにみまくのほしき君かも At the bay of Muko Seabirds on the inlet’s sandbars Every single morning Always do I long to see— That’s my desire of you! Kinkai wakashū 484 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left 植ゑしその心も置かぬ白菊はあだなる霜に移ひにけり I planted them, yet Unconcerned are The white chrysanthemums, For with the faithless frost Have they faded. Lord Munekuni Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 43

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location 千はやぶる賀茂の川なみいくそたび立ちかへるらん限しらずも The mighty Kamo River’s waves How many times Will swell and then return? No limit known is there to my love! Kinkai wakashū 483 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (M – Tie) 秋くれて千草の花は残らねど独うつろふ白菊のはな Autumn sinks to twilight, and Of a thousand blossoms Not one lingers, save Alone and fading A white chrysanthemum bloom. Lord Shigemoto Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 41

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location わたつうみにながれいでたるしかま川しかもたえずやこひわたりなん Into the broad sea sweep Flows out The River Shikama— Just as endless will My love continue on? Kinkai wakashū 482 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (T – Win; M – Tie) 冬枯にうつろひ残る白菊はうは葉に置ける霜かとぞみる Sere in winter, Faded and lingering A white chrysanthemum as, Fallen upon its upper leaves, Frost does appear, perhaps? Lord Morikata Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 39

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location しら波のいそこしぢなるのとせ川後もあひみん身をしたえずは Whitecaps Break upon the rocky path by Notose River— Let us meet again, once more, If my flesh should not cease to be… Kinkai wakashū 481 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (M – Win) 霜がれの菊なかりせばいとどしく冬の籬やさびしからまし Were frost-burned Chrysanthemums there to be none, then How much more My brushwood fence in winter Lonely would be… Lord Sadanobu Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 37

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location かくてのみありそのうみにありつつも逢ふよもあらばなにかうらみん Simply so At the rocky sea of Ariso Am I ever to be, but Should there be a world wherein we met, Then what despite might I feel? Kinkai wakashū 480 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (T- Tie) かれ行くをなげきやすらん初霜のきくのゆかりに置くと思へば On withering Do they grieve, perhaps? The first frosts upon The chrysanthemums feel they form a bond When falling, so… Lady Shōshō Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 35

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location 雲のゐるよし野のたけに降る雪のつもりつもりて春に会ひにけり Upon the cloud-capped Peak of Yoshino The fallen snow Does drift and drift, but At long last meets the springtime. Kinkai wakashū 479 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (T – Tie; M – Win) 秋はてて霜枯れぬれどきくの花残れる色は深くみえけり With the end of autumn Burned by frost they are, yet The chrysanthemum blooms’ Lingering hues Appears all the deeper. Lady Shinano Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 33

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location 心をししのぶの里におきたらばあぶくま川にみまくちかけん My heart Hidden on Shinobu’s estate Should I leave behind, then By Abuku River a meeting Would I soon come to see! Kinkai wakashū 478 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (M – Tie) 白砂の霜よに置きてみつれども移ふ菊はまがはざりけり White as mulberry cloth. Frost has fallen tonight I see, and yet The faded chrysanthemums I can clearly tell apart. Lord Masakane Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 31

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location しのぶやました行く水の年をへてわきこそかへれ逢ふよしをなみ At Shinobu Mountain’s Foot flows water Through the years Ever seething, though I have no way to meet her at all… Kinkai wakashū 477 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left 万代の秋のかたみになす物はきみがよはひをのぶるしらぎく Of ten thousand ages’ Autumns a keepsake I will make: My Lord’s age Extended by a white chrysanthemum! Lord Akinaka Naidaijin-ke uta'awse 29

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location わがせこをまつちの山のくずかづら玉さかにだにくるよしもなし My darling man, I await you at Matsuchi Mountain, As a clinging kudzu vine If only sometimes I had but a way to make you come to me… Kinkai wakashū 476 #wakapoem #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left ま袖もて朝置く霜を払ふかなあへず移ふきくの惜さに From both my sleeves The morning frost fall I will brush away! Reluctant to face the fading Chrysanthemum’s burden of regret… Lord Akikuni Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 27

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location から衣きなれの郷に君をおきて島松の木のまてばくるしも A Cathay robe Do you oft wear at Kinare estate Where you must dwell, my love— As the tree upon your garden pond Pining for you hurts me so… Kinkai wakashū 475

Lingering Chrysanthemums Left (Both Judges – Win) 紫に匂へるきくは万代のかざしのために霜や置きつる With violet Shine these chrysanthemums: That for ten thousand ages We might wear them in our hair— Is that why the frost has fallen? Lady Kazusa Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 25

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location 人しれずおもへばくるしたけくまの松とはまたじまてばすべなし Unknown to all I yearn—how painful! At Takekuma A’pine—no I’ll not, for Awaiting her would have no effect, at all. Kinkai wakashū 474 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (T – Win) 柞原紅ふかく染めてけり時雨の雨はいろなけれども The oak groves Deeply scarlet Have been dyed, Though the rain shower Lacks any hue at all… Lord Shigemoto Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 23

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location Indeed, my tears Have no end, as By Miwa Point At Sano crossing falls The evening rain. Kinkai wakashū 473 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left さごろもの袂はせばしかづけども時雨の雨は心してふれ My night robe’s Sleeve are narrow: I cover myself, yet, O rain shower, Fall with care! Lord Toshitaka Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 21

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location あづまぢの道のおくなるしら川のせきあへぬ袖をもる涙かな On Eastern roads, On ways into the heartlands lies Shirakawa’s Barrier—unable to match it my sleeves Are soaked with tears! Kinkai wakashū 472 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (T – Tie) 波よする蜑の苫やのひまをあらみもるにてぞしるよはのしぐれは Waves break near A sedge-thatched hut’s Crude gaps The leaks reveal A midnight shower… Lord Tadafusa Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 19

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location いせ島やいちしのあまのすて衣あふことなみに朽ちやはてなん On Ise Isle At Ichishi a fisherman has Abandoned his garb To the waves—unable to meet Will I, too, rot away, I wonder? Kinkai wakashū 471 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌　#aiart

Left (T – Tie; M – Win) 神無月旅行く人もいづくにかたちかくるべき時雨もる山 In the Godless Month For folk gone travelling Is there anywhere To hide themselves away, As the showers drip down on Mount Moru? Lady Shinano Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 17

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location 芦のやのなだのしほやき我なれやよるはすがらにくゆりわぶらん Beneath a roof of reeds At Nada roasting salt Am I! All night long, Smouldering with painful passion… Kinkai wakashū 470 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (Both Judges – Tie) 神無月三室の山の紅葉ばも色に出でぬべく降るしぐれかな In the Godless Month On Mount Mimuro The autumn leaves Show no hues at all, despite The falling showers! Lord Morikata Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 15

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location しらやまにふりてつもれる雪なれば下こそきゆれうへはつれなし On Mount Shirayma, so white, Fallen and drifted is The snow: Beneath it vanishes away, while Atop ‘tis cruelly chill. Kinkai wakashū 469 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (Both Judges – Win) 音にさへ袂をぬらす時雨かな槙の板屋のよはの寝覚に Even the sound Does soak my sleeves with A shower Striking my roof of cedar boards, Awaking at midnight… Lord Sadanobu Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 13

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location ふじのねのけぶりも空にたつものをなどかおもひの下にもゆらん Above the peak of Fuji Smoke into the sky Does rise, so Why does my passion’s fire Simply smoulder beneath? Kinkai wakashū 468 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (M – Tie) さもこそは槙のまやぶき薄からめもるばかりにもうつ時雨かな Truly, A roof of cedar boughs Seems scanty, for It simply leaks when Struck by a shower! Lord Morotoshi Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 11

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location 年ふとも音にはたてじ音羽川した行く水のしたのおもひを The years may pass, yet I’ll make not a sound, as The Otowa River’s Waters flow beneath, so Secret will be my passion’s fire… Kinkai wakashū 467 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (T – Tie) 時雨には菅の小笠も水もりて遠の旅人ぬれやしぬらん In such a shower A little hat of woven sedge, too, Drips with water; A distant traveller Is drenched, no doubt… Lady Kazusa Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 9

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location 三熊野のうらのはまゆふいはずとも思ふ心の数をしらなん At fair Kumano, Lilies on the beach Say nothing, yet The yearnings in my heart for you In number I would have you know! Kinkai wakashū 466 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (M – Win) 水鳥の青葉の山やいかならん梢をそむる今朝のしぐれに Waterfowl fly above Aoba Mountain— O, what is to become Of the treetops dyed By this morning’s shower? Lord Akinaka Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 7

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location 山しろのいはたの森のいはずとも秋の梢はしるくや有るらん In Yamashiro The forest of Iwata Lies wordless, yet The autumn treetops Might reveal all? Kinkai wakashū 465 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (T – Win) 時雨には色ならぬ身の袖笠もぬるればかをる物にぞ有りける When, amidst a shower My colourless Umbrella of sleeves Is soaked, something scented Does it become! Shōshō no kimi Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 5

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location おくやまの岩がき沼に木のは落ちてしづめる心人しるらめや Deep within the mountains Lies a marsh among the crags, where Leaves off the trees fall, Sinking, my heart— Does she know at all, I wonder… Kinkai wakashū 464 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Left (T – Tie; M – Win) あやしくも時雨にかへる袂かなゐなの笠はらさして行けども How strange that From the shower I shelter Beneath my sleeves! Though into the umbrella of the dwarf-bamboo groves of Ina Is where I’m heading… A Court Lady Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 3

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location 神山のやました水のわきかへりいはで物思ふ我ぞかなしき At the divine mountain’s Foot, the waters Gush Wordlessly, in gloomy thought I am sunk in sadness. Kinkai wakashū 463 #wakapoem #wakapoetry #poem #love #Japan #lovepoem #和歌 #恋 #恋歌

Showers Left (Win – Both judges) 終夜嵐の音にたぐひつつ木の葉とともに降るしぐれかな All night long The sound of storm winds Is laced With that of leaves and Falling showers! Lady Settsu, in service to the Empress Naidaijin-ke uta'awase 1

Composed on the conception of love at a famous location 広瀬川そでつくばかりあさけれど我はふかめておもひ初めてき The Hirose River Simply brushes my sleeves ‘Tis so shallow, yet Deeply, have I Begun to love you. Kinkai wakashū 462