Composed on seeing autumn leaves falling by a pond.
風ふけばおつるもみぢば水きよみちらぬかげさへそこに見えつつ
| kaze Fukeba oturu momidiba midu kiyomi tiranu kage saFe soko ni mietutu |
With a gust of wind Fall scarlet leaves; So clear the waters that Those unfallen cast their shadows too Upon the pond-bed. |
Mitsune
躬恒