Falling Leaves
紅葉ばの散る木のもとに宿借りて旅寝の床に錦をぞ敷く
| momijiba no chiru ko no moto ni yado karite tabine no toko ni nishiki o zo shiku |
Scarlet leaves Fall at the tree’s foot where I find my lodging; My traveller’s bed is Scattered all with brocade! |
Daishin
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Eikyū hyakushu 361
Falling Leaves
散りしける賤畑山の紅葉ばを苔ぢに織れる錦とぞ見る
| chirishikeru shizu hatayama no momijiba o kokeji ni oreru nishiki to zo miru |
Fallen all On the peasants’ moutain fields are Scarlet leaves, Woven on the mossy paths They do seem like brocade! |
Tadafusa
Eikyū hyakushu 359
Falling Leaves
紅葉ばを夜半の嵐の敷く庭は物忘れせて朝きよめすな
| momijiba o yowa no arashi no shiku niwa wa monowasuresete asa kiyomesu na |
Scarlet leaves By the midnight storm Are spread around the grounds: Put all from your mind, and Clear them not this morning! |
Minamoto no Nakazane
源仲実
Horikawa hyakushu 894
紅葉ばもみな散り果てて柞原今日は梢ぞまばらなりける
| momijiba mo mina chirihatete hahasowara kyō wa kozue zo mabara narikeru |
The yellow leaves Have all completely fallen from The oaks; Today, the treetops Are clear to see! |
Minishū 2565
竜田川紅葉葉とづる薄氷渡らばそれと中や絶えなむ
| tatsutagawa momijiba tozuru usukōri wataraba sore to naka ya taenamu |
The River Tatsuta: Scarlet leaves are sealed within Sheet ice; Should I cross would it Shatter in the centre? |
Ietaka
Horikawa hyakushu 1412
足柄の山の紅葉葉散るなへに清見が関は秋風そぞ吹く
| ashigara no yama no momijiba chiru nae ni kiyomi ga seki wa akikaze zo fuku |
At Ashigara, The mountain is all scarlet leaves: Just when they fall, at The barrier of Kiyomi Blows the autumn wind. |
Minamoto no Moroyori (1068-1139)
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