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Koresada shinnō-ke uta’awase 27

あきのよにかりとなくねをきくときは我がみのうへと思ひこそすれ

aki no yo ni
kari to naku ne o
kiku toki wa
wa ga mi no ue to
omoi koso sure
On an autumn night,
When the geese a’crying
I do hear,
Upon me
My sad thoughts weigh all the more…

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いまよりはいざまつかげにたちよらむ秋のもみぢはかぜさそひけり

ima yori wa
iza matsu kage ni
tachiyoramu
aki no momiji wa
kaze sasoikeri
From now it is, that
Long-awaited shade
Does seem to rise;
The autumn’s scarlet leaves,
Beckon in the breeze.

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Koresada shinnō-ke uta’awase 26

しらたまのあきのこのはにやどれると見つるは露のはかるなりけり[1]

shiratama no
aki no ko no ha ni
yadoreru to
mitsuru wa tsuyu no
hakaru narikeri
Pearls
Upon the leaves of the autumn trees
Have found lodging:
At the sight, the dewdrops
I’ll measure!

51

ゆきかへりここもかしこもかりなれやあきくるごとにねをばなくらん

yukikaeri
koko mo kashiko mo
kari nare ya
aki kuru koto ni
ne oba nakuran
Going back and forth,
Hither and thither
Are the geese?
That autumn’s coming
Is in their cries, it seems.

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[1] This poem was included in Gosenshū (VI: 311).

Koresada shinnō-ke uta’awase 25

かりのみとうはのそらなるなみだこそあきのたもとのつゆとおくらめ

kari nomi to
uwa no sora naru
namida koso
aki no tamoto no
tsuyu to okurame
The geese simply from
The skies above
Do drop their tears;
It is in autumn that my sleeves
Seem to gather dewdrops.

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山がはのたきつせしばしよどまなむあきのもみぢのいろとめて見む

yamagawa no
takitsuse shibashi
yodomanamu
aki no momiji no
iro tomete mimu
The mountain river’s
Rapids seem briefly
Stilled;
Autumn’s scarlet leaves’
Hues have halted it, I see.

50

GSS VII: 356

When there was someone in Koshi of whom he was fond.[1]

秋のよに雁かもなきてわたるなりわが思ふ人の事づてやせし

aki no yo ni
kari kamo nakite
watarunaru
wa ga omoFu Fito no
kotodute ya sesi
On an autumn night
Is that the geese a’crying
As they pass by?
There is one I love—
Would you take a message to her?

Tsurayuki


[1]A minor variant of this poem appears in the ‘Poetry Contest held at Prince Koresada’s House’ (Koresada shinnō-ke uta’awase (43)

Koresada shinnō-ke uta’awase 22

あきのよにかりかもなきてわたるなる我が思ふ人のことづてやせる[1]

aki no yo ni
kari kamo nakite
watarunaru
wa ga omou hito no
kotozute ya seru
On an autumn night
Is that the geese a’crying
As they pass by?
There is one I love—
Would you take a message to her?

43

おく露にくちゆくのべのくさのはやあきのほたるとなりわたるらむ[2]

oku tsuyu ni
kuchiyuku nobe no
kusa no ha ya
aki no hotaru to
nariwataruramu
Dew falls on
The rotting meadows, where
The blades of grass with
The tired autumn fireflies
Do seem to sound…

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[1] A minor variant of this poem is included in Gosenshū (VII: 356), where it is attributed to [Ki no] Tsurayuki.

[2] This poem is included in Fubokushō (5548), where it is attributed to [Mibu no] Tadamine.

Koresada shinnō-ke uta’awase 14

あさぎりにかたまどはしてなくかりのこゑぞたえせぬ秋の山べは

asagiri ni
kata madowashite
naku kari no
koe zo taesenu
aki no yamabe wa
In the morning mists
Having lost their way,
Crying, the geese
Call out ceaselessly
From the autumn mountain meadows.

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山ざとはあきこそことにかなしけれしかのなくねにめをさましつつ[1]

yamazato wa
aki koso koto ni
kanashikere
shika no naku ne ni
me o samashitsutsu
In a mountain retreat
The autumn, especially,
Is lonely.
The belling of the stags
Continually awakens me.

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[1] This poem also occurs in Kokinshū (IV: 214), where it is attributed to [Mibu no] Tadamine.

Koresada shinnō-ke uta’awase 8

あまのはらやどかす人のなければやあきくるかりのねをばなくらん[1]

ama no hara
yado kasu hito no
nakereba ya
aki kuru kari no
ne o ba nakuran
Upon the plain of Heaven
To lend them lodging
Is there no one? For
The geese coming in the autumn
Seem to cry so plaintively.

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としごとにあきくることのうれしきはかりにつけてもきみやとふとぞ

toshi goto ni
aki kuru koto no
ureshiki wa
kari ni tsukete mo
kimi ya tou to zo
Every year
Autumn’s arrival brings
Happiness;
Is it the geese?—
That I will ask you, I think!

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[1] This poem was included in Shokugosenshū (310/301), where it is attributed to Mibu no Tadamine.

Dairi uta’awase Kanna Gan-nen 5

Geese
 
Left (Win)

わがせこがたびのころもをうちはへてまつかりがねのいまもなかなむ

wa ga seko ga
tabi no koromo o
uchihaete
matsu kari ga ne no
ima mo nakanamu
My darling man’s
Journey garb
I will spread out, for
The long-awaited goose cries
Are now sounding out.

Korenari
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Right

わぎもこがかけてまつらんたまづさとかきつらねたるはつかりのこゑ

wagimoko ga
kakete matsuran
tamazusa to
kakitsuranetaru
hatsu kari no koe
My darling girl
Does ever seem to wait!
Jewelled missives
Written with
The first goose calls…

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