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秋のつゆいろいろ異にをけばこそ山の木の葉の千種なるらめ
| aki no tuyu iroiro koto ni wokeba koso yama no ko no Fa no tigusa narurame |
Autumn dewdrops In so many different places Land, that The leaves on mountain trees Take on a multitude of hues. |
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KKS V: 255
In the Jōkan period, there was a plum tree in front of the Ryōki Hall in the north-east of the Palace compound. Once, when the leaves on the branches thrust out on its western side had begun to turn, His Majesty’s waiting-gentlemen composed poetry upon it:
おなじ枝を分きて木の葉のうつろふは西こそ秋のはじめなりけれ
| onazi e wo wakite ko no Fa no uturoFu Fa nisi koso aki no Fazime narikere |
On the selfsame branch Are the leaves divided in Their turning: It is in the west, indeed, that Autumn Does begin, I see. |
Fujiwara no Kachion
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Composed when he went to the northern hills, saying he was going to gather Autumn leaves.
見る人もなくてちりぬるおく山の紅葉はよるのにしきなりけり
| miru Fito mo nakute tirinuru okuyama no momidi Fa yoru no nisiki narikeri |
With no eyes to see At all, they’ve scattered In the mountains’ heart, These Autumn leaves are night’s Brocade, indeed! |
Tsurayuki
貫之
KKS V: 294
Composed at a time when the Nijō Empress was still known as the Mother of the Crown Prince, on the topic of a picture of autumn leaves flowing along the Tatsuta River, drawn on a folding screen.
ちはやぶる神世もきかず龍田河唐紅に水くくるとは
| tiFayaburu kamiyo mo kikazu tatutagaFa karakurenai ni midu kukuru to Fa |
In even the mighty Gods’ own age there’s no word of it: The River Tatsuta, With deep scarlet Dyed throughout the waters. |
Ariwara no Narihira
在原業平
KKS V: 292
Composed while he stood briefly in the shade of a tree at the Unrin In.
わび人のわきてたちよるこの本はたのむかげなくもみぢちりけり
| wabibito no wakite tatiyoru ko no moto Fa tanomu kage naku momidi tirinikeri |
On his way to leave the world, a man Comes to rest Beneath the trees But he finds no shade For every Autumn leaf has fallen. |
Archbishop Henjō
僧正遍照
KKS V: 265
Composed on seeing the mist rising on Mount Saho when he went to Yamato Province.
たがための錦なればか秋ぎりのさほの山邊をたちかくすらむ
| ta ga tame no nisiki nareba ka akigiri no saFo no yamabe wo tatikakusuramu |
For whom Is this brocade? That the Autumn mists Saho mountain Should conceal. |
Ki no Tomonori
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