During the Kanpyō Era [889-897], on the night of the Seventh Day, His Majesty [Emperor Uda] commanded the gentlemen waiting upon him to compose poems; Tomonori composed this poem in place of someone else.
天河あさせしら浪たどりつつわたりはてねばあけぞしにける
ama no kaFa
The River of Heaven has
Ki no Tomonori (Fl. ca. ?850-?904)
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こひこひてあふ夜はこよひあまの河きり立ちわたりあけずもあらなむ
koFikoFite
I’ve yearned and yearned and,
Anonymous
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天河紅葉をはしにわたせばやたなばたつめの秋をしもまつ
ama no gaFa
Heaven’s River,
Anonymous
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久方のあまのかはらのわたしもり君わたりなばかぢかくしてよ
Fisakata no
On the eternal
Anonymous
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秋風の吹きにし日より久方のあまのかはらにたたぬ日はなし
akikaze no
Autumn winds
Anonymous
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きのふこそさなへとりしかいつのまにいなばそよぎて秋風の吹く
kinoFu koso
Only yesterday
Anonymous
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わがせこが衣のすそを吹き返しうらめづらしき秋のはつ風
waga seko ga
My darling man’s
Anonymous
Composed on the first day of autumn, when he went on a pleasure trip to the Kamo River with some courtiers.
河風のすずしくもあるかうちよする浪とともにや秋は立つらむ
kaFakaze no
The river wind
Ki no Tsurayuki
Composed on the first day of autumn.
あききぬとめにはさやかに見えねども風のおとにぞおどろかれぬる
aki kinu to
When autumn came
Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
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