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龍田河もみぢみだれて流るめりわたらば錦なかやたえなむ
| tatutagaFa momidi midarete nagarumeri wataraba nisiki naka ya taenamu |
Along the Tatsuta River The scarlet leaves in such confusion Drift, that Were I to ford across, this brocade Would be split in two, I’d say… |
Anonymous
It is said by some that this poem was composed by the Nara Emperor.
Composed at a time when the Nijō Empress was still known as the Mother of the Crown Prince, on the topic of a picture of autumn leaves flowing along the Tatsuta River, drawn on a folding screen.
ちはやぶる神世もきかず龍田河唐紅に水くくるとは
| tiFayaburu kamiyo mo kikazu tatutagaFa karakurenai ni midu kukuru to Fa |
In even the mighty Gods’ own age there’s no word of it: The River Tatsuta, With deep scarlet Dyed throughout the waters. |
Ariwara no Narihira
在原業平