秋萩の花咲にけり高砂の
をのへの鹿は今は鳴くらむ
をのへの鹿は今は鳴くらむ
- Roma-ji
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Akihagi no hana sakinikeri Takasago no
onoe no shika wa ima wa nakuramu - English Translation
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When autumn bush clover
has come now into bloom,
on Takasago’s peak
the stag upon the mountain
must now be crying as well.
- Meaning
- Now that the autumn bush clover has come into bloom, the stag on the peak of Takasago must also be crying.
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Poems (Part One)
The blooming of bush clover coincides with the season when stags cry in search of their mates. Seeing the flowers in bloom, the poet lets the mind travel to distant lands, imagining the cries of deer there.
“Onoue” means the peak of a mountain.
“Takasago” is thought to refer to the area of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture.
- Author
- Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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