Kinkai wakashū 180

Autumn

Composed on the morning of the 1st day of the Seventh Month.

昨日こそ夏はくれしかあさ戸出の衣手さむし秋のはつかぜ

kinō koso
natsu wa kureshi ka
asa tode no
koromode samushi
aki no hatsukaze
Was it only yesterday that
Summer reached its end?
For stepping out my door this morning
My sleeves are chilled
By autumn’s first breeze…

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