In this video, I discuss the images used in the poems on the topic of ‘The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month’, the middle of autumn, when the moon was at its brightest.
The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month (八月十五夜)
いと萩の葉分の露のかずかずによるともみえずてらす月かげ
ito hagi no Truly are the bush clover
Daishin
The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month (八月十五夜)
秋の夜の月は海よりいづればやしほと友にはみちまさるらん
aki no yo no On an autumn night does
Higo
The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month (八月十五夜)
望月の山のはいづるよそほひにかねてもひかる秋の空かな
mochizuki no The full moon
Kanemasa
The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month (八月十五夜)
月かげも秋の日かずをかぞへてやこよひもなかにてりまさるらん
tsukikage mo Should I the moonlight with
Tadafusa
The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month (八月十五夜)
望月の駒の毛づけをあふ坂の杉まのかげにあはせてぞみる
mochizuki no With this full moon, both
Toshiyori
The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month (八月十五夜)
すみのぼる光のきよき秋しまれしなへうらぶれ月をみるかな
suminoboru Clearly climbing,
Nakazane
The Night of the 15th of the Eighth Month (八月十五夜)
むすぶての水にやどれる光をやこよひはいとど望月とみる
musubu te no Cupped in my hands,
Akinaka
'Simply moving and elegant'