OOC: Hougyoku's Poetry

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Poems found in their original text: here.
Translated by nihongoing. Please do not use or distribute these translations without my permission. As I translate more, they'll be uploaded.

裏表なきは君子の扇かな Does the folding fan Without two faces belong to a Wizened, saintly man? 水音に添(い)てききけり川千鳥 Listening to the Plovers on the riverside The sound of water. 手のひらを硯にやせん春の山 The palm of my hand I use it as my inkstone On the spring mountain. 白牡丹月夜月夜に染めてほし A white peony To be dyed by the moonlight By the moonlit night 願う事あるかもしらす火取虫 Even the insect Flying by the open flame May still have a dream	露のふる先にのほるや稲の花 Rising from where the Morning dew dampens the earth The rice plant blossoms. おもしろき夜着の列や今朝の雪 How interesting This train of night kimono And the morning snow. 菜の花のすたれに登る朝日かな Is it morning sun Rising upon the dying Blooms of rape blossoms? *Rape blossoms are a traditional seasonal word in Japanese　signaling the spring. In this it shows the end of spring, moving to summer. しれば迷ひしなければ迷はぬ恋の道 しれば迷ひしらねば迷ふ法の道 Lost if you know it Cannot help but walk it The path of love. To know is to be uncertain To not know is to be lost The path of law.
人の世のものとは見へぬ桜の花 The cherry blossom Does not seem to be a part Of an earthly world. 我年も花に咲れて尚古し My own age also Along with the blooming flowers Respect the old days. 年々に折られて梅のすかた哉 朧ともいはて春立つ年の内 春の花五色までは覚えけり Of the spring flowers I have remembered up to The fifth colour.	朝茶呑てそちこちすれば霞けり 春の夜はむつかしからぬ噺かな The lovely spring night It does not lend itself to Long conversation. 三日月の水の底照る春の雨 The wan crescent moon Shines to the watery depths And the light spring rain. 水の北山の南や春の月 North of the water To the south of the mountains There is the spring moon. 横に行足跡はなし朝の雪
山門を見こして見ゆる春の月 大切な雪は解けけり松の庭 二三輪はつ花たけはとりはやす 玉川に鮎つり来るやひかんかな 春雨や客を返して客に行	来た人にもらひあくひや春の雨 咲ふりに寒けは見へず梅の花 There is no winter No aching cold to be seen In a plum blossom. 朝雪の盛りを知しらず伝馬町 岡に居て呑むのも今日の花見哉 梅の花一輪咲てもうめはうめ
井伊公　ふりなからきゆる雪あり上巳こそ 年礼に出て行空やとんひたこ 春ははるきのふの雪も今日は解 公用に出て行みちや春の月 あはら屋に寝て居てさむし春の月	暖かなかき根のそはやいかとほり 今日も今日もたこのうなりや夕けせん うくひすやはたきの音もつひやめる Cuckoo and duster Sounds from one and the other Both come to a rest. 武蔵野やつよふ出て来る花見酒 梅の花咲るしたけにさいてちる