たつた河もみぢば流る神なびの
みむろの山に時雨降るらし
みむろの山に時雨降るらし
- Roma-ji
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Tatsutagawa momijiba nagaru Kannabi no
Mimuro no yama ni shigure fururashi - English Translation
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on Tatsuta River
maple leaves drift with the flow—
in the sacred hills
of Mimuro, high among the gods,
showers must be falling now
- Meaning
- Maple leaves drift along the Tatsuta River—surely in the sacred Mimuro mountains upstream, the autumn showers are falling.
- Commentary
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Book Five Autumn Poems (Part Two)
A note records that the first two lines are also given as “On Asuka River, maple leaves drift.”
At the time, it was believed that passing showers (shigure) caused the trees to redden and their leaves to fall.
“Kaminabi” refers to a place where a deity resides, and “Mimuro” signifies a sacred dwelling, either of a noble person or of a god. “Mount Mimuro” here likely refers not to a specific mountain but to a sacred, divine mountain in general.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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