Aki wa kinu ima ya magaki no kirigirisu yona yona nakamu kaze no samusa ni - Kokin Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

秋は来ぬ今やまがきのきりぎりす
夜な夜な鳴かむ風の寒さに

Roma-ji: Aki wa kinu ima ya magaki no kirigirisu yona yona nakamu kaze no samusa ni
English Translation: Autumn has arrived—
now in the brushwood fences
the crickets will sing
night after night, crying out
in the coldness of the wind.
Meaning: Autumn has come. Now the crickets in the brushwood fences will cry night after night in the chill of the wind.
Commentary: Book Ten Names of Things 432

Headnote: "Mountain persimmon tree"
This poem says that autumn has come and now the crickets in the fences will cry night after night in the cold wind. The title "yamagaki no ki" (mountain persimmon tree) is hidden across the second and third lines, while the word "magaki" (brushwood fence) is put to use to paint crickets crying by the fence. It is a seasonal poem that senses autumn's arrival through the voices of insects.
The poet is recorded as "anonymous," and the name has not come down to us.

First line "Aki wa kinu" uses the perfective auxiliary "nu," declaring that autumn has come. The poem pauses here.
Second line "ima ya magaki no" means "now in the fences." From here to the start of the third line, the title "yamagaki no ki" is hidden.
Third line "kirigirisu" refers to what is now called the cricket, the typical insect of autumn nights.
Fourth line "yona yona nakamu" uses "mu" for conjecture: they will cry each night.
Fifth line "kaze no samusa ni" gives by inversion the reason for their crying, impressing the chill of the autumn wind.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Kokin Wakashu
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