D Murasaki's Diary (Murasaki Shikibu Nikki)
C Murasaki's Collected Poems (Murasaki Shikibu-shū)
A Appendix (to the collected poems)
G The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
M Midaregami ("Tangled Hair," Akiko Yosano, early 20th century)
TC Tales of China (Kara Monogatari)
IS Poems of Izumi Shikibu (Izumi Shikibu-shū)
* other Heian-era source
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Tare ka yo
As life flows
Meguriaite
Chancing to meet
Nakiyowaru
As the song
Katako's Letter
Chifuru
C
C
C
Arashi fuku
Raging in
Momijiba wo
Scarlet leaves
Nakiyowaru
As the song
Night of
Night of
C
C
C
Nishi no umi
Fretting
Chifuru
C
Obotsukana
Uncertain if
Morning Glory
C
Nishi e yuku
Westward
Oborozukiyo
When the hazy
Chifuru
Chifuru
C
G
Izure zo to
Where did it
Tsuyu shigeki
You come asking
Morning Glory
Chifuru
Ruri
C
G
Uki mi yo
If I were
Night of
G
Shimo kôri
Frosted stiffly
Ruri
C
Tsuyu fukaku
Deep in the
Night of
Night of
C
Yukazu tomo
Though it flows not
Ruri
C
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Hototogisu koe
Hototogisu, as I
Cuckoo
C
Oshioyama
If today
Bright Country
C
Haraedo no
Hallowed paper
Kita e yuku
Write to me
New Year
C
C
Kurokami no
Black hair
Asamashi ya
Is it so
Bright Country
Tales of China
M
TC
Yukimeguri
All who wend
New Year
C
Naniwagata
If only I could
Exile
C
Kakikumori
The clouds pile
Travel
C
Mizuumi ni
The plover cries
Clear Day
C
Mio no umi ni
On the lake
Travel
C
Yomo no umi ni
By the wide
Clear Day
C
Shirinuramu
Those who porter
Travel
C
Kurenai no
Blood-red tears
Clear Day
C
Koko ni kaku
As I sit here
Furusato ni
If it were
Travel
Bright Country
Bright Country
C
C
Hatsukari wa
First wild geese
Clear Day
G
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Mashi no nao
Let’s call
Heart Piercing
C
Wasururu wa
To be forgotten
Heart Piercing
C
Na ni takaki
Since getting
Heart Piercing
C
Taga sato mo
He will come
Heart Piercing
C
Isogakure
In the cove
Heart Piercing
C
Kejikakute
To become close
Heart Piercing
C
Kokoro ate ni
I would guess
Heart Piercing
C
Hedateji to
You say “let
Heart Piercing
C
Tojitarishi
Long frozen
Heart Piercing
C
Uchishinobi
The remains
Heart Piercing
*
Kochikaze ni
Since it only
Heart Piercing
G
Shinonome no
The pink clouds
Heart Piercing
*
Iitaeba
You say “no more”
Heart Piercing
G
Oukata ni
To cross the
Heart Piercing
C
Takekarenu
I am not stalwart
Heart Piercing
C
Ama no kawa
The meeting of
Heart Piercing
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Naozari no
I hardly think
Naki hito no
He acts as if
Kotowari ya
I beg to differ
Heart Piercing
Exorcism
C
C
C
Saoshika no
The hagi loves
Izukata no
I yearn to ask
Kumo no ue mo
Spring brings
Northern
Northern
C
C
C
Mine samumi
The waters of
Orite miba
Now that you
Exorcism
Exorcism
Northern
C
C
Nani ka kono
How can it be
Yuugiri ni
The mandarin
Chifuru
Ink Black
C
C
Momo to iu
With the splendid
Northern
C
Chiru hana wo
When he lamented
Ink Black
C
Hana to iwaba
Neither the cherry
Northern
C
Mishi nito no
Since that evening
Ink Black
C
Itaru yo no
Lost in the
Northern
C
Yo no tomo
Since the beginning
Ink Black
C
Ink Black
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Kaerite wa
As they retreat
Taga sato no
What village
Tomo chidori
Dawn breaks
Miru hodo zo
For that brief
Orikara wo
There was a time
Ink Black
Ink Black
Ink Black
Ink Black
Kerria
C
C
G
G
C
Kakitaete
The hagi loves
Kazu naranu
Fate in unmoved
Kokoro dani
Is there a fate
Mi no usa wa
I became entranced
Kuraki yori
Out of darkness
Mottled
Above Clouds
Above Cloud
Above Cloud
A
C
C
C
IS
Oozara wo
Wizard who
Mottled
G
Uki koto wo
Distressed by
Out of Dark
C
Kienu ma no
I know, I know
Mottled
C
Tsurezure to
The days drag
Pent-up
C
Wakatake no
Although I can
Mottled
C
Tojitarishi
Frozen behind
Pent-up
C
Pent-up
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Miyamabe no
When the breeze
Pent-up
C
Miyoshino wa
Even Mt. Yoshino
Grass Under
C
Warinashi ya
Unbelievable
Shinobitsuru
Lest they be
Pent-up
C
C
Mumoregi no
You plum blossoms
Inishie no
The double petalled
Grass Under
C
C
Kyô wa kaku
Hidden away
Pent-up
C
Kokonoe ni
We follow the
Gathering
C
Sukimono to
It has the reputation
Hito ni mada
How can anyone
Pent-up
Pent-up
D
D
Kamiyo ni wa
Was it thus
Ama no to mo
The door of heaven
Gathering
Gathering
Gathering
C
C
Ominaeshi
When I behold
Shiratsuyu wa
The glistening
Pent-up
Maidenflower
Maidenflower
D
D
Maki no to mo
My wooden door
Tae nari ya
How miraculously
Gathering
Moorhen
C
D
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Kagaribi no
The steady flares
Moorhen
C
Kiku no tsuyu
I have only
Birth of
D
Sumeru ike no
The brilliant flares
Kage mite mo
I look for my
Moorhen
C
C
Mezurashiki
Wondrously
Kumori naki
Cloudlessly
Full of Moonlight
D
C
Hitori ite
Are you alone
Moorhen
C
Ominaeshi
Should I tarry
Full of Moonlight
*
Nabete yo no
In this world
Nanigoto to
No matter what
Yomosugara
All night long
Tada naraji
The moorhen tapped
Moorhen
Moorhen
Moorhen
Moorhen
Moorhen
C
C
C
C
Mizutori wo
How can I
Kumo ma naku
I gaze at
Kotowari no
In this season
Irukata wa
The bright moon
Waterbirds
Waterbirds
Waterbirds
Waterbirds
Ten Thousand
C
C
C
C
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Sashite yuku
As the moon
Ika ni ikaga
On the fiftieth
Ashitazu no
Had we the
Ten Thousand
Our Little
C
D
D
Tazuki naki
The sumo match
Idomu hito
There are many
Hanasusuki
Nestled in the
The Spider
The Spider
C
C
C
Ukine seshi
We were like
Our Little
C
Ori ori ni
She used to spin
The Spider
C
Uchiharau
A lonely duck
Okarishi
Among the
Toshi kurete
The year draws
Floating
Floating
Gosechi
The Close
C
D
C
Shimogare no
The spider broods
Ne no hi
On the day
Oukata no
Think of me
The Spider
The Spider
The Small Pines
The Virgin
C
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C
Aratamete
Freshly new
The Close
C
Mezurashi to
If you truly
The Virgin
C
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Saraba kimi
Well then,
The Virgin
C
Kureru ma no
My own life
Uji
C
Koiwabite
I live each
Fureba kaku
thus it falls
Arishi yo wa
The way things were
Kumo no ue
You remember
Izuku to mo
Which way
Kokorozashi
It moves me
Okuyama no
More fragile
The Virgin
The Virgin
Uji
Uji
Uji
Uji
Uji
C
C
A
A
C
C
C
Tare ka yo ni
As life flows
Naki hito wo
For how long
Yuki tsumoru
The snow piles
Yo no naka wo
Why do we suffer
Ware kakute
That I still
Mi wo nageshi
Though I flung
Kakiho are
The rough hedge
Uji
Uji
Katako
Katako
Lightning
Lightning
Lightning
C
C
A
A
G
G
C