Tsumagoi ni ka naku yamabe no akihagi wa tsuyushimo samumi sakari sugiyuku

妻恋ひに鹿鳴く山辺の秋萩は
露霜寒み盛り過ぎゆく

Roma-ji: Tsumagoi ni ka naku yamabe no akihagi wa tsuyushimo samumi sakari sugiyuku
English Translation: In longing for mates,
on the hillside where deer cry
the autumn clover,
in the cold of the chill dew,
is passing now its prime
Meaning: The autumn bush clover on the mountainside, where the deer cry in longing for their mates, is passing its prime in the cold of the chill dew.
Commentary: Book Eight Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 1600

Headnote: "Two poems by the palace attendant Ishikawa no Ason Hironari"
The autumn bush clover on the mountainside, where deer cry for their mates, is passing its prime in the cold of the chill dew. The voices of the deer and the decline of the clover overlap, expressing the melancholy of deepening autumn.
The author, Ishikawa no Hironari, was an official of the Nara period who served as a palace attendant.

The first line means "longing for their mates."
The second line means "of the mountainside where deer cry." The first two lines share the words of Ōtomo no Yakamochi's 1602 in this book, "on the mountainside where deer cry in longing for their mates," so the same scene is divided between the decline of the clover and the loneliness of one alone.
The third line names the clover blooming on the mountainside.
The fourth line, in the "... mi" form, means "because the chill dew is cold."
The final line states that it is passing its prime, expressing regret at the clover's decline.
Author: Ishikawa no Hironari
Source: Manyoshu
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