Narayama o niowasu momichi taorikite koyoi kazashitsu chiraba chiru tomo

奈良山をにほはす黄葉手折り来て
今夜かざしつ散らば散るとも

Roma-ji: Narayama o niowasu momichi taorikite koyoi kazashitsu chiraba chiru tomo
English Translation: Making Mount Nara
glow with color, the leaves
I picked and brought here,
and tonight they're in my hair:
let them fall now if they will
Meaning: I picked the autumn leaves that make Mount Nara glow and brought them here, and tonight I have set them in my hair; now let them fall if they will.
Commentary: Book Eight Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 1588

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Eleven poems from the banquet gathered by Tachibana no Ason Naramaro"
Having picked the autumn leaves that make Mount Nara glow and set them in his hair tonight, the poet says they may fall now if they will. His satisfaction at having enjoyed the leaves at the banquet is expressed in resolute words. The note says, "The above poem is by Mite no Shiro no Hitona."
The author, Mite no Shiro no Hitona, is a person about whom little is known.

The first line names Mount Nara, north of the capital. 1585 of this book also sings of the autumn leaves of Mount Nara.
In the second line, "niowasu" means to make something glow with color.
The third line means "I picked them and came."
The fourth line, with the perfective "tsu," states "tonight I have worn them," and the poem pauses here. It is the same as the fourth line of 1586 in this book.
The final line, "let them fall if they will," expresses that the joy of the banquet is complete. The next poem, 1589, also ends "though they fall afterward," so the same feeling is sung in succession.
Author: Mite no Shiro no Hitona
Source: Manyoshu
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