我が来つる方も知られずくらぶ山
木々の木の葉の散るとまがふに
木々の木の葉の散るとまがふに
- Roma-ji
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Waga kitsuru kata mo shirarezu Kurabuyama
kigi no ko no ha no chiru to magau ni - English Translation
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even the path I came
I no longer can discern—
on Mount Kurabu, dark,
as the leaves of many trees
fall in a blinding scatter
- Meaning
- Even the way I came I can no longer tell—on Mount Kurabu, where the falling leaves of many trees scatter in confusion.
- Commentary
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Book Five Autumn Poems (Part Two)
A poem composed for a poetry contest at the residence of Prince Koretada.
It depicts a scene in which so many leaves are falling that one cannot even tell the direction from which one has come.
“Mount Kurabu,” written with characters meaning “dark,” is an old name for Mount Kurama, located in the northern part of present-day Kyoto.
- Author
- Fujiwara no Toshiyuki
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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