秋風にあへず散りぬるもみぢ葉の
ゆくへ定めぬ我ぞかなしき
ゆくへ定めぬ我ぞかなしき
- Roma-ji
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Akikaze ni aezu chirinuru momijiba no
yukue sadamenu ware zo kanashiki - English Translation
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unable to withstand
the autumn wind, they scatter—
maple leaves that fall;
like them, with no fixed course,
my own path fills me with grief
- Meaning
- Like the maple leaves that cannot withstand the autumn wind and scatter, I too, with no certain course ahead, am filled with sorrow.
- Commentary
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Book Five Autumn Poems (Part Two)
A poem that likens the transience of one’s own life to the scattering maple leaves.
It expresses a sense of being at a loss, as if the poet’s future were uncertain, much like the drifting leaves, suggesting that some event has left the poet’s life unsettled.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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