秋の夜のあくるも知らず鳴く虫は
我がごと物や悲しかるらむ
我がごと物や悲しかるらむ
- Roma-ji
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Aki no yo no akuru mo shirazu naku mushi wa
waga goto mono ya kanashikaruramu - English Translation
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All through autumn nights,
not knowing when dawn has come,
the insects keep crying—
are they, like myself, as well,
filled with such sorrowful thoughts?
- Meaning
- The insects that cry on through the autumn night, unaware even of the coming dawn—are they, like me, filled with sorrow?
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Poems (Part One)
This poem was paired in a poetry contest at the residence of Prince Koretada.
The long autumn night is likened to a stretch of time filled with sorrow. Having wept through such a night, the poet hears the insects and wonders if they share the same feelings of sadness.
- Author
- Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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