Autumn

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秋の夜の有明にみれど久堅の月のかつらはうつろはぬかな

aki no yo no ariake ni miredo hisakata no tsuki no katsura wa utsurouwanu kana

An autumn night’s Dawn I see, yet The eternal Moon’s silver trees Show no sign of fading!

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秋萩の花咲く比の白露は下ばのためとわきて置くべし

aki hagi no hana saku koro no shiratsuyu wa shitaba no tame to wakite okubeshi

In autumn, the bush clover Flowers bloom—just then Silver dewdrops For the under-leaves Do fall, marking every one.

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秋風はいなばもそよとふきつめりかりみる程と成りやしぬらん

akikaze wa inaba mo soyo to fukitsumeri kari miru hodo to nari ya shinuran

The autumn breeze Seems to rustle the rice stalks As it blows; Seeing if ‘tis time to reap them— Is that what it is, I wonder?

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銀河とわたる舟は花薄ほにいづるほどぞかげもみゆべき

ama no kawa towataru fune wa hanasusuki ho ni izuru hodo zo kage mo miyubeki

Across the River of Heaven A boat goes ferrying: When the silver grass Ears burst into bloom, Can its shape be seen.

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女郎花さがの花をば色ながら秋をさかりといはれずもがな

ominaeshi saga no hana oba iro nagara aki o sakari to iwarezu mogana

Maidenflowers: Blossoms from Saga Reveal their hues, and In autumn are most fine—that Goes without saying!

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小男鹿の朝たつ霧にうりふ山嶺の梢は色こかりけり

saoshika no asa tatsu kiri ni urifuyama mine no kozue wa iro kokarikeri

Stags Within the rising morning mist on Urifu Moutain, where The treetops on the peak Have taken darker hues.

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