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- Manyoshu
Mezurashi to aga omou kimi wa akiyama no hatsumomichiba ni nite koso arikere
You, whom I hold so dear and admirable, are just like the first autumn leaves on the autumn hills.
Manyoshu - The Daughter of Naga no Imiki
Narayama no mine no momichiba toreba chiru shigure no ame shi manaku fururashi
The autumn leaves from the peaks of Mount Nara fall as soon as I take them in hand; the showers must be falling there without pause.
Manyoshu - Agata no Inukai no Yoshio
Momichiba o chiramaku oshimi taorikite koyoi kazashitsu nani ka omowamu
Grieving that the autumn leaves would fall, I picked them and brought them, and tonight I have set them in my hair; what more could I wish for?
Manyoshu - Agata no Inukai no Mochio
Ashihiki no yama no momichiba koyoi mo ka ukabiyukuramu yamagawa no se ni
The autumn leaves of the mountains: tonight too, are they floating away on the shallows of the mountain streams?
Manyoshu - Ōtomo no Fumimochi
Narayama o niowasu momichi taorikite koyoi kazashitsu chiraba chiru tomo
I picked the autumn leaves that make Mount Nara glow and brought them here, and tonight I have set them in my hair; now let them fall if they will.
Manyoshu - Mite no Shiro no Hitona
Tsuyushimo ni aeru momichi o taorikite imo to kazashitsu nochi wa chiru tomo
I picked the autumn leaves touched by the cold dew and brought them, and I have set them in my hair together with you; let them fall afterward.
Manyoshu - Hata no Kohemaro
Kamunazuki shigure ni aeru momichiba no fukaba chirinamu kaze no manimani
The autumn leaves that have met the showers of the tenth month will surely fall if the wind blows, drifting wherever the wind takes them.
Manyoshu - Ōtomo no Ikenushi
Momichiba no sugimaku oshimi omoudochi asobu koyoi wa akezu mo aranu ka
Grieving that the autumn leaves are passing, we friends of one heart make merry tonight; oh, if only this night would never end.
Manyoshu - Otomo no Yakamochi
Shika to aranu ioshiro oda o karimidari tabuse ni oreba miyako shi omooyu
Staying in the field hut after reaping, all in disarray, this rice field of no great size, I find myself longing for the capital.
Manyoshu - Lady Ōtomo no Sakanoue
Komoriku no hatsuse no yama wa irozukinu shigure no ame wa furinikerashi mo
The mountains of Hatsuse have turned to autumn colors; the showers must have fallen there already.
Manyoshu - Lady Ōtomo no Sakanoue
Shigure no ame manaku na furiso kurenai ni nioeru yama no chiramaku oshi mo
O autumn showers, do not fall without pause; how I would grieve to see the mountains glowing crimson lose their leaves.
Akihagi no e mo tōo ni oku tsuyu no kenaba kenu tomo iro ni ideme ya mo
Like the dew weighing down the branches of autumn bush clover, I may fade and vanish, but never will I let my love show in my face.
Manyoshu - Ōtomo no Katami
Imo ga ie no kadota o mimu to uchiidekoshi kokoro mo shiruku teru tsukuyo kamo
I set out to see the fields before your gate, and, as if to reward my heart, the moon is shining bright tonight.
Manyoshu - Otomo no Yakamochi
Aki no no ni sakeru akihagi akikaze ni nabikeru ue ni aki no tsuyu okeri
The autumn bush clover blooming in the autumn fields sways in the autumn wind, and on it lies the autumn dew.
Manyoshu - Otomo no Yakamochi
Saoshika no asa tatsu nobe no akihagi ni tama to miru made okeru shiratsuyu
On the autumn bush clover in the fields where the stag stands in the morning, the white dew lies so thick it looks like jewels.
Manyoshu - Otomo no Yakamochi
Saoshika no munawake ni kamo akihagi no chirisuginikeru sakari kamo inuru
Was it the stag pushing through with its breast that scattered the autumn bush clover? Or has its prime simply passed away?
Manyoshu - Otomo no Yakamochi