On falling leaves: at the beginning of the Godless Month, to express his feelings about his travels, while at the Meishō Temple in Tsuki-no-Sawa.
たふとがる涙やそめて散紅葉
| tōtogaru namida ya somete chiru momiji |
So honoured am I that My tears stain The falling leaves with scarlet. |
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