あめふればかさとり山のもみぢばはゆきかふ人のそでさへぞてる[1]
| ame fureba kasatoriyama no momijiba wa yuki kau hito no sode sae zo teru | When rain falls on Kasatori Mountain, take your umbrella, For the scarlet leaves set Passing folks’ Sleeves alight! |
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くりかへし我がみをわけてなみだこそ秋のしぐれにおとらざりけれ
| kurikaeshi wa ga mi o wakete namida koso aki no shigure ni otorazarikere | Time and again Am I broken By tears; The autumn drizzle Cannot outdo them… |
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[1] This poem was included in Kokinshū (V: 263), attributed to Mibu no Tadamine.
たつたがはあきはみづなくあせななむあかぬもみぢのながるればをし[1]
| tatsutagawa aki wa mizu naku asena namu akanu momiji no nagarureba oshi | The river Tatsuta In autumn, lacks water and Is shallow, indeed, but though I never tire of the scarlet leaves When they flow by, how I do regret it! |
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いなづまはあるかなきかに見ゆれどもあきのたのみはほにぞいでける
| inazuma wa aru ka naki ka ni miyuredomo aki no tanomi wa ho ni zo idekeru | A flash of lightning: It may, or may not Appear, yet In autumn you can trust that Ripened ears of rice will. |
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[1] This poem was included in Gosenshū (VII: 416).
音羽山秋としなれば唐錦かけたることも見ゆる紅葉か
| otowayama aki to shi nareba karanishiki kaketaru koto mo miyuru momiji ka | On Otowa Mountain When autumn comes Cathay brocade Is hung about – Seem so the scarlet leaves? |
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女郎花何の心になけれども秋はさくべきこともゆゆしく
| ominaeshi nani no kokoro ni nakeredomo aki wa sakubeki koto mo yuyushiku | O, maidenflowers, Something within my heart Is lacking, yet That you must bloom in autumn Is a fine thing, indeed! |
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Wind
Left (Win)
おはらきのもりのくずはもふくかぜにもみぢもあへずちりやしぬらん
| oharaki no mori no kuzuha mo fuku kaze ni momiji mo aezu chiri ya shinuran | In Oharaki Among the groves, will the kudzu leaves, When the wind does blow Parting from the scarlet leaves Scatter, too, I wonder? |
Tamemasa
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Right
みかきののくさこそなびけよろづよのはじめのあきのかぜのこゑかも
| mikaki no no kusa koso nabike yorozu yo no hajime no aki no kaze no koe kamo | In the fields by the sacred walls The grasses do sway; Ten thousand generations’ First autumn Breeze sounds out! |
Nagayoshi
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Shrines 社
ちはやふるいづものもりにみわすゑてねぎぞかけつる杠葉ちらすな
| chihayafuru izumo no mori ni miwa suete negi zo kaketsuru momiji chirasu na | Mighty, The holy grove of Izumo, where Preparing sacred wine The priests make ready – O, scatter not, scarlet leaves! |
Nakazane
Falling Leaves
ぬれ色のにしきを庭にしく物はしぐれにきほふもみぢなりけり
| nure’iro no nishiki o niwa ni shiku mono wa shigure ni kiou momiji narikeri | Damp dark the hues Of brocade upon the grounds: Spread by A struggle with the showers Are scarlet leaves. |
Higo, from the Residence of the Kyōgoku Regent
京極関白家肥後
Falling Leaves
あふさかのかけひの水にながるるは音羽の山のもみぢなりけり
| ausaka no kakehi no mizu ni nagaruru wa otowa no yama no momiji narikeri | At Meeting Hill The waters from the pipes Do run With Otowa Mountain’s Scarlet leaves. |
Minamoto no Kanemasa
源兼昌
Falling Leaves
紅葉ばのちる木のもとにやどかりてたびねの床に錦をぞしく
| 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
Falling Leaves
ちりしけるしづはた山の紅葉ばを苔ぢにおれるにしきとぞ見る
| 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
Falling Leaves
紅葉ばを夜半の嵐のしく庭は物わすれせで朝きよめすな
| momijiba o yowa no arashi no shiku niwa wa monowasuresede asa kiyomesu na | Scarlet leaves By the midnight storm Are spread around the grounds: O, keep them in your mind, and Clear them not this morning! |
Minamoto no Nakazane
源仲実