Amagomori kokoro ibusemi idemireba kasuga no yama wa irozukinikeri

雨隠り心いぶせみ出で見れば
春日の山は色づきにけり

Roma-ji: Amagomori kokoro ibusemi idemireba kasuga no yama wa irozukinikeri
English Translation: Shut in by the rain,
my heart grew so heavy that
I went out to look:
the mountain of Kasuga
had turned to autumn's colors
Meaning: Shut in by the rain, my heart grew heavy, so I went out to look, and Mount Kasuga had turned to autumn colors.
Commentary: Book Eight Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 1568

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Four autumn poems by Ōtomo no Yakamochi"
Shut in by the rain and heavy-hearted, the poet goes out to look and finds that Mount Kasuga has turned color. It expresses surprise at realizing the season has changed during the long rains, and the easing of the heart at the bright scene. The note dates it to the ninth month of autumn, Tenpyō 8 (736).
The author, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, was a son of Ōtomo no Tabito and an official of the Nara period. He rose to the post of Middle Counselor, is thought to have been closely involved in compiling the Man'yōshū, and left more poems than anyone else in the anthology.

The first line, "amagomori," means staying indoors because of rain.
The second line, "ibusemi," from "ibuseshi" with "mi," means "because my heart was heavy."
The third line means "when I went out to look." Fujiwara no Yatsuka's 1570 in this book sings of longing when rain keeps him from going out, in contrast with this poem that goes out to see the scene.
The fourth line names Mount Kasuga in Nara.
The final line, with the perfective "ni" and exclamatory "keri," expresses surprise that it has colored. Ōtomo no Inakimi's 1553 in this book ends with the same line, singing of Mount Mikasa colored by the showers.
Author: Otomo no Yakamochi
Source: Manyoshu
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