玉さかに相坂山の真葛原まだうらわかし恨みはてじな
tamasaka ni aisakayama no makuzuwara mada urawakashi uramihateji na | By chance, On Aisaka Mountain The fields of arrowroot are Still so young— O, do not end up despising them! |
Lady Tsu, in service to the Former Kamo Virgin
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In reply.
夏山の下はふくずのうらわかみまだきに露の心おくらん
natsuyama no shita hau kuzu no urawakami madaki ni tsuyu no kokoro okuran | On the summer mountains The arrowroot, creeping beneath, Seems so young that Swiftly will the dewdrops Fall upon its heart. |
The Minister of Justice
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人しれぬ袖ぞ露けき逢ふことはかれのみまさる山のした草
hito shirenu sode zo tsuyukeki au koto wa kare nomi masaru yama no shitagusa | Unknown to all My sleeves are drenched with dew; For our meetings Excel only in being withered As the scrub grass on the mountainside. |
[Nakako,] The Suō Handmaid
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In reply.
おく山の下かげ草はかれやする軒ばにのみはおのれなりつつ
oku yama no shitakagegusa wa kare ya suru nokiba ni nomi wa onore naritsutsu | Deep within the mountains, have The grasses growing in the trees’ dark shade Really withered away? Simply beneath your eaves, Is where I ever am… |
The Consultant Middle Captain
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をぎのはにつゆふきむすぶこがらしのおとぞよさむになりまさるなる
wogi no Fa ni tuyu Fukimusubu kogarasi no oto zo yosamu ni narimasaru naru | Silver grass fronds Blown with tangling dewdrops, The biting wind’s Howl, night’s chill Does make the stronger. |
Fujiwara no Akitsuna
つゆながらをりてかざさむきくのはなおいせぬ秋のひさしかるべく[1]
tsuyu nagara orite kasasamu kiku no hana oisenu aki no hisashikarubeku | Dew-dappled Let us pluck and wear Chrysanthemum blooms That an Autumn of eternal youth Should last forever! |
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[1] This poem is included in Kokinshū (V: 270), where it is attributed to Ki no Tomonori.
しらたまのあきのこのはにやどれると見つるは露のはかるなりけり[1]
shiratama no aki no ko no ha ni yadoreru to mitsuru wa tsuyu no hakaru narikeri | Pearls Upon the leaves of the autumn trees Have found lodging: At the sight, the dewdrops I’ll measure! |
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ゆきかへりここもかしこもかりなれやあきくるごとにねをばなくらん
yukikaeri koko mo kashiko mo kari nare ya aki kuru koto ni ne oba nakuran | Going back and forth, Hither and thither Are the geese? That autumn’s coming Is in their cries, it seems. |
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[1] This poem was included in Gosenshū (VI: 311).
かりのみとうはのそらなるなみだこそあきのたもとのつゆとおくらめ
kari nomi to uwa no sora naru namida koso aki no tamoto no tsuyu to okurame | The geese simply from The skies above Do drop their tears; It is in autumn that my sleeves Seem to gather dewdrops. |
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山がはのたきつせしばしよどまなむあきのもみぢのいろとめて見む
yamagawa no takitsuse shibashi yodomanamu aki no momiji no iro tomete mimu | The mountain river’s Rapids seem briefly Stilled; Autumn’s scarlet leaves’ Hues have halted it, I see. |
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あきのよにかりかもなきてわたるなる我が思ふ人のことづてやせる[1]
aki no yo ni kari kamo nakite watarunaru wa ga omou hito no kotozute ya seru | On an autumn night Is that the geese a’crying As they pass by? There is one I love— Would you take a message to her? |
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おく露にくちゆくのべのくさのはやあきのほたるとなりわたるらむ[2]
oku tsuyu ni kuchiyuku nobe no kusa no ha ya aki no hotaru to nariwataruramu | Dew falls on The rotting meadows, where The blades of grass with The tired autumn fireflies Do seem to sound… |
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[1] A minor variant of this poem is included in Gosenshū (VII: 356), where it is attributed to [Ki no] Tsurayuki.
[2] This poem is included in Fubokushō (5548), where it is attributed to [Mibu no] Tadamine.
よもぎふに露のおきしくあきのよはひとりぬるみもそでぞぬれける
yomogyū ni tsuyu no okishiku aki no yo wa hitori nuru mi mo sode zo nurekeru | Upon the mugwort The dew falls, scattered On an autumn night; Sleeping alone, my Sleeves are drenched, indeed! |
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あしひきの山べによするしらなみはくれなゐふかくあきぞ見えける
ashihiki no yamabe ni yosuru shiranami wa kurenai fukaku aki zo miekeru | Upon the leg-wearying Mountain meadows break The whitecaps; A deeper scarlet Does autumn reveal. |
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わびひとのとしふるさとはあきのののむしのやどりのなるぞわびしき[1]
wabibito no toshi furu sato wa aki no no no mushi no yadori no naru zo wabishiki | For one sunk in sadness In an ancient dwelling Among the autumn fields, where The insects take their lodging, Their cries are more heartbreaking. |
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あきのよのつゆをばつゆとおきながらかりのなみだやのべをそむらん[2]
aki no yo no tsuyu oba tsuyu to okinagara kari no namida ya nobe o somuramu | On Autumn nights The dew as dewdrops Falls, but, Perhaps goose tears Stain the fields? |
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[1] This poems also appears in Fubokushō (5579), where it is attributed to Ariwara no Motokata
[2] This poem also appears in Kokinshū (V: 258) and Kokin rokujō (584). In both collections it is attributed to Mibu no Tadamine.
さをしかのしがらみふする秋はぎはたまなす露ぞつつみたりける
saoshika no shigarami fusuru akihagi wa tama nasu tsuyu zo tsutsumitarikeru | Ah, the stag, Entangled, tripped On the autumn bush clover; Dewdrops turned gemlets Have wrapped him all around. |
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かみなみのみむろの山をわけゆけばにしきたちきる心ちこそすれ
kaminami no mimuro no yama o wakeyukeba nishiki tachikiru kokochi koso sure | Deities dwell Upon Mount Mimuro, where I forge my way, Cutting and sewing the brocade of leaves, I feel! |
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