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- Manyoshu
Yūzukuyo kokoro mo shino ni shiratsuyu no oku kono niwa ni kōrogi naku mo
On an evening lit by the young moon, in this garden where white dew lies, the crickets are singing, till my heart droops with feeling.
Manyoshu - Prince Yuhara
Shigure no ame manaku shi fureba mikasayama konure amaneku irozukinikeri
With the autumn showers falling without pause, the treetops of Mount Mikasa have all turned to autumn colors.
Manyoshu - Ōtomo no Inakimi
Ōkimi no mikasa no yama no momichiba wa kyō no shigure ni chiri ka suginamu
Will the colored leaves of Mount Mikasa fall away in today's autumn showers?
Manyoshu - Otomo no Yakamochi
Aki tachite ikuka mo araneba kono nenuru asake no kaze wa tamoto samushi mo
Though only a few days have passed since autumn began, the dawn wind after this night's sleep feels cold in my sleeves.
Manyoshu - Prince Aki
Akita karu kariio mo imada kobotaneba karigane samushi shimo mo okinu gani
The makeshift hut for harvesting the autumn fields has not yet been taken down, yet the cries of the geese sound cold, as if frost were about to settle.
Manyoshu - Imibe no Kuromaro
Asukagawa yukimiru oka no akihagi wa kyō furu ame ni chiri ka suginamu
Will the autumn bush clover on the hill that the Asuka River winds around fall away in today's rain?
Manyoshu - Tajihi no Kunihito
Uzura naku furinishi sato no akihagi o omou hitodochi aimitsuru kamo
In this old village where the quail cry, we have gazed together, friends who care for one another, on the autumn bush clover.
Akihagi wa sakari suguru o itazura ni kazashi ni sasazu kaerinamu to ya
The autumn bush clover is passing its prime; will you go home without even putting a spray of it in your hair, letting it go to waste?
Imo ga me o hatsumi no saki no akihagi wa kono tsukigoro wa chirikosu na yume
O autumn bush clover on the cape of Hatsumi, for these few months, never let yourself fall.
Manyoshu - Lady Ōtomo no Sakanoue
Yonabari no ikai no yama ni fusu shika no tsuma yobu koe o kiku ga tomoshisa
How I envy the deer lying on Mount Ikai in Yonabari, as I hear it calling for its mate.
Manyoshu - Lady Ōtomo no Sakanoue
Tare kikitsu koyu nakiwataru karigane no tsuma yobu koe no tomoshiku mo aru ka
Did anyone hear it? The wild geese crossing over here, calling for their mates: how I envy their voices.
Manyoshu - Kamunagibe no Maso no Otome
Kikitsu ya to imo ga towaseru karigane wa makoto mo tōku kumogakuru nari
The cry of the geese that you asked if I had heard is truly far away; it seems to be vanishing into the clouds.
Manyoshu - Otomo no Yakamochi
Akizukeba obana ga ue ni oku tsuyu no kenubeku mo wa wa omooyuru kamo
Like the dew that settles on the pampas plumes as autumn comes on, I long for you so much that I feel I might vanish away.
Manyoshu - Heki no Nagae no Otome
Waga yado no hitomura hagi o omou ko ni misezu hotohoto chirashitsuru kamo
The clump of bush clover in my garden: I nearly let it fall without ever showing it to the girl I love.
Manyoshu - Otomo no Yakamochi
Hisakata no amama mo okazu kumogakuri naki zo yuku naru wasada karigane
Not waiting for a break in the rain, hidden in the clouds, the wild geese over the early rice fields go crying on their way.
Manyoshu - Otomo no Yakamochi
Kumogakuri naku naru kari no yukite imu akita no hotachi shigeku shi omooyu
Like the thick-standing ears in the autumn fields where the geese, crying hidden in the clouds, will go to settle, my thoughts crowd in thick and fast.
Manyoshu - Otomo no Yakamochi