秋の野の草のたもとか花すすき
穂にいでてまねく袖と見ゆらむ
穂にいでてまねく袖と見ゆらむ
- Roma-ji
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Aki no no no kusa no tamoto ka hanasusuki
ho ni idete maneku sode to miyuramu - English Translation
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is it the grasses’ sleeves
in the autumn fields that I see?
plumes of silver grass
emerging, seem to beckon—
like sleeves that call me near.
- Meaning
- Are they the sleeves of grasses in the autumn field? The plumes of silver grass, as they emerge, seem like sleeves beckoning someone near.
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Poems (Part One)
Composed for a poetry contest in the imperial court during the Kanpyō era.
The sight of flowering susuki swaying in the autumn fields is likened to the gesture of beckoning a beloved. The phrase "ho ni idete" suggests a feeling that cannot be fully concealed, as if longing reveals itself outwardly.
"Tamoto" refers to the pouch-like part beneath the sleeve of a traditional robe.
- Author
- Ariwara no Muneyoshi
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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