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- Manyoshu
Yū sarazu kawazu naku naru miwagawa no kiyoki se no oto o kikaku shi yoshi mo
Every evening the kajika frogs sing at the Miwa River—how good it is to hear the sound of its clear rapids!
Ame no umi ni tsuki no fune uke katsurakaji kakete kogu miyu tsukihitootoko
On the sea of heaven, the young man of the moon launches his moon-boat, fits it with oars of katsura wood, and rows—I can see him.
Kono yora wa sayo fukenurashi kari ga ne no kikoyuru sora yu tsuki tachiwataru
The night seems to have grown late—across the sky where the wild geese's cry is heard, the moon is making its way.
Waga seko ga kazashi no hagi ni oku tsuyu o sayaka ni miyo to tsuki wa terurashi
The moon seems to shine so that I may see clearly the dew lying on the bush clover my beloved wears in his hair.
Kokoro naki aki no tsukuyo no mono omou to i no neraenu ni teritsutsu motona
The heartless autumn moon keeps shining on and on for no reason, while I, lost in brooding, cannot sleep.
Omowanu ni shigure no ame wa furitaredo amagumo harete tsukuyo sayakeshi
Unexpectedly the autumn showers fell, but now the clouds have cleared, and the moonlit night is bright and pure.
Hagi no hana saki no oori o miyo to ka mo tsukuyo no kiyoki koi masaraku ni
Is it telling me to look at the bush clover blossoms bending their branches in full bloom, that the moonlit night is so clear—though it only makes my longing grow?
Shiratsuyu o tama ni nashitaru nagatsuki no ariake no tsukuyo miredo akanu ka mo
The moonlit dawn of the Ninth Month, which turns the white dew into jewels—however long I gaze, I never tire of it.
Koitsutsu mo inaba kakiwake ie oreba toboshiku mo arazu aki no yūkaze
Longing all the while, I dwell in a home reached by parting the leaves of rice—and the autumn evening wind is never lacking here.
Hagi no hana sakitaru nobe ni higurashi no naku naru nae ni aki no kaze fuku
In the fields where the bush clover blooms, the autumn wind blows as the evening cicadas sing.
Akiyama no ko no ha mo imada momitaneba kesa fuku kaze wa shimo mo okinubeku
The leaves on the autumn mountains have not yet turned color—yet the wind that blows this morning feels as though frost might settle.
Takamatsu no kono mine mo se ni kasa tatete michisakaritaru aki no ka no yosa
On this peak of Takamatsu, so crowded they seem to lack room, mushrooms raise their caps in full profusion—how fine the fragrance of autumn!
Hitohi ni wa chie shikushiku ni aga kouru imo ga atari ni shigure fure mimu
Over and over, a thousand times in a single day, I long for my wife—let the autumn showers fall where she lives, and I will watch them.
Manyoshu - Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
Akita karu tabi no iori ni shigure furi waga sode nurenu hosu hito nashi ni
At my traveling hut for reaping the autumn fields, the showers fell and my sleeves are soaked—with no one here to dry them.
Tamadasuki kakenu toki nashi aga koi wa shigure shi furaba nuretsutsu mo yukamu
There is never a time I do not hold her in my heart—so even if the autumn showers fall, I will go to her, soaking wet.
Momichiba o chirasu shigure no furu nae ni yo sae zo samuki hitori shi nureba
As the autumn showers fall, scattering the colored leaves, even the night grows cold—for I sleep alone.