吹く風の色のちくさに見えつるは
秋の木の葉の散ればなりけり
秋の木の葉の散ればなりけり
- Roma-ji
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Fuku kaze no iro no chigusa ni mietsuru wa
aki no ko no ha no chireba narikeri - English Translation
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the blowing autumn wind
seemed in many varied hues—
so it appeared;
it is but the falling leaves
of the trees in autumn time
- Meaning
- The wind that blows seemed to take on many colors—it is because the autumn leaves are falling.
- Commentary
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Book Five Autumn Poems (Part Two)
A poem describing the scene of autumn leaves scattering in the wind.
“Chikusa” means many kinds, various, or a great diversity.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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