Akikaze wa toku toku fukiko hagi no hana chiramaku oshimi kioitatamu mimu

秋風は疾く疾く吹き来萩の花
散らまく惜しみ競ひ立たむ見む

Roma-ji: Akikaze wa toku toku fukiko hagi no hana chiramaku oshimi kioitatamu mimu
English Translation: Autumn wind, come blow
swiftly, swiftly, blow this way!
Bush clover blossoms,
grieving lest they fall away,
I would see them stand and strive.
Meaning: O autumn wind, come blowing swiftly, swiftly! I want to see the bush clover blossoms, loath to scatter, standing firm against you.
Commentary: Book Ten Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 2108

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Flowers"
This poem calls on the autumn wind to come blowing swiftly, wishing to see the bush clover blossoms stand against the wind so as not to scatter. Its distinctive point is the paradox of not fearing the wind but seeking to see the beauty of the clover resisting it. Like the bush clover vying with white dew in 2102, it admires the vitality of bush clover standing against nature.

The first line, "O autumn wind," is the one addressed.
In the second line, "toku toku fukiko," "toku" means quickly, and repetition strengthens the urging; "ko" is an imperative.
The third line, "the bush clover blossoms," is the subject.
The fourth line, "grieving to scatter," gives their motive.
In the last line, "kioitatamu mimu," "kiou" means to vie; the line is hypermetric, closing with the wish to see the clover stand against the wind.
Source: Manyoshu
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