河風のすずしくもあるかうちよする
浪とともにや秋は立つらむ
浪とともにや秋は立つらむ
- Roma-ji
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Kawakaze no suzushiku mo aru ka uchiyosuru
nami to tomo ni ya aki wa tatsuramu - English Translation
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The river wind now
blows with a coolness—perhaps
with the rising waves,
along with their surging, too,
autumn itself comes to stand?
- Meaning
- How cool the river wind is—does autumn too arise together with the waves that surge upon the shore?
- Commentary
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Book IV, Autumn Poems I
Composed on the day of the Beginning of Autumn, when courtiers strolled along the banks of the Kamo River.
The cool river breeze evokes the sense of autumn’s arrival. The poem plays on the word "tatsu" (to rise/stand), linking the rising of waves with the "standing" (beginning) of autumn.
Ki no Tsurayuki, of lower rank than the courtiers, accompanied them on this outing. On such elegant excursions, composing poetry was customary, and poets like him would attend.
- Author
- Ki no Tsurayuki
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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