Yasuakira shinnō tachihaki no jin uta’awase 05

Autumn Moon

Left (Tie)

しらつゆのそこにひかりはやどれどもとまらでぞゆくあきのつきかげ

shiratsuyu no
soko ni hikari wa
yadoredomo
tomarade zo yuku
aki no tsukikage
At silver dewdrops
Base its light
Does lodge, yet
Never stays, but departs—
The autumn moonlight.

Fujiwara no Kakena
9

Right

あきのつきこのしたなべてあかければこのもかのものかげだにもせず

aki no tsuki
ko no shita nabete
akakereba
kono mo kano mo no
kage dani mo sezu
When the autumn moon
Aligns beneath the trees
So bright,
Each and every one
Casts no shadow at all.

Miyaji no Sukeon
10

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