Composed while talking to someone whom he had known once long ago, met in an autumn field.
秋はぎのふるえにさける花見れば本の心はわすれざりけり
| aki Fagi no Furueni sakeru Fana mireba moto no kokoro Fa wasurezarikeri |
Bush clover in Autumn: A old branch putting forth Flowers. At the sight All the old feelings Are impossible to forget. |
Mitsune
躬恒
A poem from a poetry competition at Prince Koresada’s house.
おく山に紅葉ふみわけなく鹿のこゑきく時ぞ秋は悲しき
| okuyama ni momidi Fumiwake naku sika no kowe kiku toki zo aki Fa kanasiki |
In the mountains’ heart Forging through the autumn leaves, A calling stag: When I hear his voice I feel, Autumn is sorrowful, indeed. |
Anonymous.
Composed on hearing the cries of the geese.
うき事を思ひつらねてかりがねのなきこそわたれ秋のよなよな
| uki koto wo omoFituranete kari ga ne no naki koso watare aki no yonayona |
Downcast thoughts Flow on and on, and The goose calls Crying, drifting across, Autumn night after night. |
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune (Fl. 898-922)
凡河内躬恒
A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyō era.
秋風にこゑをほにあげてくる舟はあまのとわたるかりにぞありける
| aki kaze ni kowe wo Fo ni agete kuru Funa Fa ama no to wataru kari ni zo arikeru | In the autumn wind, Hark! Voices raised with the sails, These boats approaching Cross from a skybound shore: The geese are here. |
Anonymous.