秋風の吹きにし日より久方の
あまのかはらにたたぬ日はなし
あまのかはらにたたぬ日はなし
- Roma-ji
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Akikaze no fukinishi hi yori hisakata no
ama no kawara ni tatanu hi wa nashi - English Translation
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From the day it blew,
the autumn wind began to stir—
since that time, never
is there a day I do not stand
by the banks of Heaven’s River.
- Meaning
- From the day the autumn wind first began to blow, there has not been a single day when I do not stand by the banks of the Heavenly River, waiting for you.
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Poems (Part One)
This poem takes as its theme the Tanabata tale, in which Hikoboshi comes once a year to meet Orihime across the Heavenly River. It expresses the feelings of Orihime, who waits from the day the autumn wind begins to blow until the next Tanabata, nearly a full year.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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