神な月時雨もいまだふらなくに
かねてうつろふ神奈備のもり
かねてうつろふ神奈備のもり
- Roma-ji
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Kannazuki shigure mo imada furanaku ni
kanete utsurou Kannabi no mori - English Translation
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in the godless month
though the drizzling rains have yet
to fall from the sky,
already the sacred grove
of Kannabi shifts its hues.
- Meaning
- Though the drizzling rains of the tenth month have not yet fallen, already the sacred forest of Kannabi begins to change its colors.
- Commentary
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Book Five Autumn Poems (Part Two)
Kannabi refers in Shinto to mountains or forests where deities are believed to dwell. Here, the poem describes the sacred grove, an object of reverence, beginning to turn in color before the seasonal rains arrive.
Though the tenth month (Kannazuki) is considered early winter in the lunar calendar, the poem is classified among autumn poems, likely due to its focus on autumn foliage.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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