秋の月山辺さやかに照らせるは
落つるもみぢの数を見よとか
落つるもみぢの数を見よとか
- Roma-ji
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Aki no tsuki yamabe sayaka ni teraseru wa
otsuru momiji no kazu o mi yo to ka - English Translation
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the autumn moonlight
clearly lights the mountain side—
is it so that I
may behold and count them all,
these falling maple leaves?
- Meaning
- The autumn moon shines so clearly upon the mountains—is it that I might see and count the falling maple leaves?
- Commentary
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Book Five Autumn Poems (Part Two)
The poem suggests that the moonlight is bright enough to count the falling leaves. It expresses a lingering sense of regret at the passing of the autumn foliage.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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