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? |
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たつたがはあきはみづなくあせななむあかぬもみぢのながるればをし[1]
| tatsutagawa aki wa mizu naku asena namu akanu momiji no nagarureba oshi | The river Tatsuta In autumn, lacks water and Is shallow, indeed, but though I never tire of the scarlet leaves When they flow by, how I do regret it! |
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いなづまはあるかなきかに見ゆれどもあきのたのみはほにぞいでける
| inazuma wa aru ka naki ka ni miyuredomo aki no tanomi wa ho ni zo idekeru | A flash of lightning: It may, or may not Appear, yet In autumn you can trust that Ripened ears of rice will. |
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[1] This poem was included in Gosenshū (VII: 416).