Left.
秋風にそよぐ田の面のいねがてにまつ明方の初雁の聲
| aki kaze ni soyogu ta no mo no ine ga te ni matsu akekata no hatsukari no koe |
The autumn wind Rustles o’er the fields Of rice; sleepless I await the dawn’s First goose-call. |
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Right (Win)
生駒山あらしも秋の色に吹手染の糸のよるぞかなしき
| ikoma yama arashi mo aki no iro ni fuku tezome no ito no yoru zo kanashiki |
Upon Ikoma Mountain The storm wind with autumn’s longing Hues is gusting; Hand-dyed thread Twining in the night is sad, indeed. |
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Left (Win).
山賤の身のためにうつ衣ゆへ秋の哀を手にまかすらむ
| yamagatsu no mi no tame ni utsu koromo yue aki no aware o te ni makasuramu |
The mountain folk Full, for my sake, These clothes, so Is it that all of autumn’s sadness is In their hands? |
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Right
川風に夜わたる月のさむければ八十氏人も衣うつなり
| kawa kaze ni yo wataru tsuki no samukereba yaso ujibito mo koromo utsunari |
Carried on the river breeze The sky-traversing moon Is chill, so All the folk of Uji Full their clothes. |
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Left.
白妙の衣しでうつひゞきより置まよふ霜の色にいづらむ
| shirotae no koromo shide utsu hibiki yori okimayou shimo no iro ni izuramu |
White mulberry cloth Garb fulled hard: Do the echoes Fretful frostfall’s Hues bring forth? |
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Right (Win)
秋とだにわすれむとおもふ月影をさもあやにくにうつ衣かな
| aki to dani wasuremu to omou tsukikage o samo ayaniku ni utsu koromo kana |
My autumn longings, at least, Thought I to forget, amongst The moonlight, Yet, alas, how Sad the sound of fulling cloth… |
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Left.
獨ぬる山鳥の尾のしだり尾に霜置まよふ床の月かげ
| hitori nuru yamadori no o no shidario ni shimo okimayou toko no tsukikage |
Sleeping solitary, A mountain bird’s tail Droops down and down; Frost forming haphazardly On my moon-brushed bed. |
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Right
下荻もおきふし待の月の色に身を吹しほる床の秋かぜ
| shitaogi mo okifushi machi no tsuki no iro ni mi o fukishioru toko no aki kaze |
Even the silver under-grass Arises and abeds, awaiting The mid-month moon in whose Hues I’m drenched, gusting Autumn wind across my bed. |
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Left.
高砂の尾上の鹿の聲たてし風よりかはる月の影かな
| takasago no onoe no shika no koe tateshi kaze yori kawaru tsuki no kage kana |
In Takasago The stags Have raised their call; The wind bringing brighter Moonlight. |
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Right (Win).
露さえて寢ぬ夜の月やつもる覧あらぬ淺茅の今朝の色哉
| tsuyu saete nenu yo no tsuki ya tsumoruran aranu asaji no kesa no iro kana |
So clear the dewfall Did the moonlight this restless night Drift upon it? Lacking is the cogon grass Its hue this morning… |
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Left (Win).
明ば又秋の半も過ぬべしかたぶく月のおしきのみかは
| akeba mata aki no nakaba mo suginubeshi katabuku tsuki no oshiki nomi ka wa |
With the dawn, once more Autumn’s midway point Has passed; Is it for the waning moon Alone, that I feel regret? |
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Right
幾里か露けきのべに宿かりし光ともなふ望月の駒
| ikusato ka tsuyu keki nobe ni yado karishi hikari tomonau mochizuki no koma |
From so many estates, and In the dew-drenched fields Resting on their way, Speckled with the light Come the colts of Mochizuki |
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Left (Tie).
ながめつゝおもひしことの數數にむなしき空の秋の夜の月
| nagametsutsu omoishi koto no kazukazu ni munashiki sora no aki no yo no tsuki |
While gazing skywards All my thoughts One after another Have vanished vacantly within the vault of heaven, Drawn by the moon this autumn night. |
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Right
むかしだに猶故郷の秋の月しらず光の幾めぐりとも
| mukashi dani nao furusato no aki no tuki shirazu hikari no iku meguri tomo |
Long ago, ‘twas even so: And now, upon this old estate An autumn moon Shines once more, as I know not How many times before… |
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Left (Win).
天の原おもへばかはる色もなし秋こそ月の光なりけれ
| ama no hara omoeba kawaru iro mo nashi aki koso tsuki no hikari narikeri |
Upon the plain of heaven— If you think upon it—extraordinary Hues there are not one; yet Autumn, unmistakeably, is Lit by moonlight. |
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Right
いかにせむさらでうき世はなぐさまずたのみし月も涙をちけり
| ika ni semu sarade ukiyo wa nagusamazu tanomishi tsuki mo namida ochikeri |
What should I do? This cruel world Is without all consolation; Even the gentle moon Brings tears to my eyes. |
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Left (Win).
しのべとやしらぬ昔の秋をへておなじ形見に殘る月影
| shinobe to ya shiranu mukashi no aki o hete onaji katami ni nokoru tsukikage |
Does it tell me to remember All the unknown, long gone Autumns that have passed, Leaving one memento: This lingering touch of moonlight? |
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Right
秋をへて昔は遠き大空に我身ひとつのもとの月影
| aki o hete mukashi wa tôki ōzora ni wagami hitotsu no moto no tsukikage |
Autumn follows autumn Into the distant past; From the heavens, Recalling that I alone Am as I ever was, moonlight shines. |
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Left (Tie).
うつりあへぬ花の千草にみだれつゝ風の上なる宮城野ゝ露
| utsuriaenu hana no chigusa ni midaretsutsu kaze no ue naru miyagino no tsuyu |
Unbecoming: Amongst the wildflower blossoms Entangled, Borne upon the wind, Dewdrops at Miyagi fields. |
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Right
散らば散れ露分ゆかん萩原やぬれての後の花の形見に
| chiraba chire tsuyu wakeyukan hagiwara ya nurete no nochi no hana no katami ni |
If you are to fall, then fall! Dewdrops parted from The bush-clover, Having drenched it Will my keepsake of the blossoms be! |
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