Round Nine
Left
川ぎりのふもとをこめて立ちぬれば空にぞ秋の山はみえける
| kawagiri no fumoto o komete tachinureba sora ni zo aki no yama wa miekeru | The river mists Around the foothills Have risen, so ‘Tis in the skies that autumn On the mountains is revealed. |
Fukayabu
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Right
年毎の紅葉ばながす立田川みなとや秋のとまりなるらん
| toshigoto no momijiba nagasu tatsutagawa minato ya aki no tomari naruran | Every single year Scarlet leaves wash down The Tatsuta River; Is it at the mouth that autumn Might find its port? |
18
Waterweed 萍
涙川みなとにうかぶうき草のうきねとどめむかたのなきかな
| namidagawa minato ni ukabu ukikusa no ukine todomemu kata no naki kana | On the river of tears lies A harbour where floats A waterweed – To bring a halt to sorrowful, solitary sleep is There no way at all! |
Akinaka
Composed in the conception of hearing stags while staying overnight at a port.
湊川夜ふねこぎいづる追風に鹿の声さへ瀬戸わたるなり
| minatogaFa yobune kogi’iduru oFikaze ni sika no kowe saFe seto watarunari |
At Minato River The night boats row out Carried on the wind Do even the stags’ cries Carry across the straits? |
Dōin (1090-1182)
道因
港風寒く吹くらし奈呉の江に妻呼び交し鶴多に鳴く
| minato kaze samuku pukurasi nago no e ni tuma yobikapasi tadusapa ni naku |
The wind from off the harbor Blows chill, and Across the inlet of Nago Calling to their mates Are many noisy cranes… |
Ōtomo no Yakamochi
大伴家持