The End of Autumn
Left
あきやまはからくれなゐになりにけりいくしほしぐれふりてそめけむ
akiyama wa
karakurenai ni
narinikeri
iku shioshigure
furitesomekemu | The autumn mountains
To Cathay scarlet
Have turned;
How many dippings with drizzle
Have fallen to dye them so? |
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Right (Win)
さほやまのははそのもみぢうすけれどあきはふかくもなりにけるかな
saoyama no
hahaso no momiji
usukeredo
aki wa fukaku mo
narinikeru kana | On Sao Mountain
The oak trees autumn leaves
Are pale in hue, yet
Most deep has autumn
Become! |
Korenori
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From the Poetry Contest held by the Empress Dowager during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.
神無月しぐれふるらしさほ山のまさきのかづら色まさり行く
kaminazuki
shigure fururashi
saoyama no
masaki no kazura
iro masarikeri | In the Godless Month
Showers fall, it seems, for
On Sao Mountain
The evergreen arrowroot’s
Hues are fine, indeed. |
Anonymous
佐保山柞の紅葉薄けれど秋は深くもなりにけるかな
saFoyama no
FaFaso no momidi
usukeredo
aki Fa Fukaku mo
narinikeru kana |
At Saoyama
The oaks’ yellow leaves
Are pale, yet
Autumn so deep
Has become! |
'Simply moving and elegant'