Left (Win).
朝夕の音は時雨のならしばにいつ降りかはる霰なるらん
| asa yū no oto wa shigure no narashiba ni itsu furikawaru arare naruran |
Morn and night The sound of rain upon Oaken boughs; When, I wonder, did it change To hail? |
85
Right
霰降しづがさゝ屋のそよさらに一夜ばかりの夢をやは見る
| arare furi shizu ga sasaya no soyo sara ni hito yo bakari no yume o ya wa miru |
Hailstones fall Upon my mean bamboo roof; Will I, at least, Briefly this night Catch a glimpse of dreams? |
86
Left.
神無月くれやすき日の色なれば霜の下葉に風もたまらず
| kaminazuki kureyasuki hi no iro nareba shimo no shitaba ni kaze mo tamarazu |
In the Godless Month The swiftly setting sun’s Shade is such That on the frosted under-leaves The wind rests not at all. |
83
Right (Win)
花すゝき草のたもとも朽はてぬ馴てわかれし秋をこふとて
| hana susuki kusa no tamoto no kuchihatenu narete wakareshi aki o kou tote |
The miscanthus blooms, Those grassy cuffs, Have withered all away; Parted from accustomed Autumn: that was all their longing… |
84
Left (Tie).
冬きては一夜二夜を玉ざゝの葉分の霜の所せきまで
| fuyu kite wa hito yo futa yo o tama zasa no hawake no shimo no tokoro seki made |
Winter has been here For but a night or two, yet Part the bamboo grass Fronds and frost Is all there is to find. |
81
Right
晴曇おなじながめのたのみだに時雨にたゆる遠の里人
| harekumoru onaji nagame no tanomi dani shigure ni tayuru ochi no satobito |
The clear sky clouding over, As I gaze lost into the distance: Even such longings Cease with the showers, O, my distant darling. |
82
Left (Tie).
たゞ今の野原ををのがものと見てこゝろづよくも歸る秋かな
| tada ima no nohara o ono ga mono to mite kokorozuyoku mo kaeru aki kana |
Now, before me should This plain be my Own, How strongly would I wish For the return of autumn! |
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Right
冬はたゞ飛鳥の里の旅枕おきてやいなむ秋の白露
| fuyu wa tada asuka no sato no tabimakura okite ya inamu aki no shiratsuyu |
Winter will be here with The morrow; in the estate at Asuka, Pillowed, on a journey: Arising, and away— Will autumn depart with the dewfall? |
80
Left.
あさなあさなあへず散りしく葛の葉に置そふ霜の秋ぞすくなき
| asana asana aezu chirishiku kuzu no ha no okisou shimo no aki zo sukunaki |
Morning after morning Never ceasing, scatter Arrowroot leaves, Burdened by frost: There’s little left, of Autumn now. |
77
Right (Win)
秋はいぬ夕日がくれの峰の松四方の木の葉の後もあひ見ん
| aki wa inu yūhigakure no mine no matsu yomo no ko no ha no nochi mo aimin |
Autumn is now gone; The evening sun concealing Peaks, topped with pines, About them, fallen leaves: An aftermath we’ll watch together. |
78
Left.
長月の月の有明の時雨ゆへ明日の紅葉の色もうらめし
| nagatsuki no tsuki no ariake no shigure yue asu no momiji no iro mo urameshi |
Late in autumn, when The moon lingers in the sky at dawn, From the drizzle, In the morning scarlet leaves’ Hue is deepened—how I envy them! |
75
Right (Win)
時わかぬ浪さへ色に泉河はゝそのもりにあらし吹らし
| toki wakanu nami sae iro ni izumigawa hahaso no mori ni arashi fukurashi |
The constant Current: even it has broken out in hues anew; By Izumi River Through the oak forest has The storm wind blown, no doubt! |
76
Left (Tie).
契ありてうつろはむとや白菊の紅葉の下の花に咲けん
| chigiri arite utsurowamu to ya shiragiku no momiji no shita no hana ni sakiken |
Was there a pledge, Perhaps, to turn together? White chrysanthemums Beneath the autumn leaves Have burst into bloom. |
73
Right
ゆふづく日うつる木の葉や時雨にしきゞ浪そむる秋の浦風
| yûzuku hi utsuru ko no ha ya shigurenishi kigi nami somuru aki no urakaze |
The setting sun Shines from the leaves, Drenched with drizzle, The trees washed by wavelets As the wind blows cross the bay at Autumn time. |
74
Left (Win).
時雨つゝ袖だにほさぬ秋の日にさこそ三室の山はそむらめ
| shiguretsutsu sode dani hosanu aki no hi ni sa koso mimuro no yama wa somurame |
Drizzling on and on, so My sleeves are never dry On this autumn day Surely, the mount of Mimuro Must be yet more deeply dyed. |
71
Right
久方の月の桂の下紅葉宿かる袖ぞ色にいでゆく
| hisakata no tsuki no katsura no shimo momiji yado karu sode zo iro ni ideyuku |
On the eternal Moon, beneath the silver trees Scarlet leaves Find brief lodging: my sleeves Are marked with similar hues. |
72
Left (Tie).
さを鹿のふすや草村うらがれて下もあらはに秋風ぞ吹
| saoshika no fusu ya kusamura uragarete shita mo arawani akikaze zo fuku |
The stag Makes his bed on thick-grown grass, Wilting at the tips; Beneath it, plain, The autumn wind is blowing. |
69
Right
ゆふづく日むかひの崗の薄紅葉まだきさびしき秋の色かな
| yûzuku hi mukai no oka no usumomiji madaki sabishiki aki no iro kana |
The evening sun On yonder hills, Leaves touched with faint scarlet hues: How swift is the sadness Brought by the shades of autumn. |
70
Left (Win).
高砂の外にも秋は有るものを我ゆふぐれと鹿はなくなり
| takasago no hoka ni mo aki wa aru mono o wa ga yūgure to shika wa nakunari |
In Takasago Alone, autumn It is not, yet as if This dusk is his solely, The stag is belling. |
67
Right
思ひあへず秋ないそぎそ小男鹿のつまどふ山の小田の初霜
| omoiaezu aki na isogi so saoshika no tsumadou yama no oda no hatsushimo |
How unexpected: Autumn, haste not! The stags for Does are seeking on the mount; The plots by first frost touched. |
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