このころの秋の朝明に霧隠り
妻呼ぶ鹿の声のさやけさ
妻呼ぶ鹿の声のさやけさ
- Roma-ji
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Kono koro no aki no asake ni kirigomori tsuma yobu shika no koe no sayakesa
- English Translation
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In these days of late,
in the autumn dawning light
hidden in the mist,
calling for his mate, the deer—
oh, how clear his voice rings out!
- Meaning
- In the autumn dawns of late, how clear rings the voice of the deer calling for his mate, hidden in the mist!
- Commentary
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Book Ten Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 2141
Headnote: "On the Calling of Deer"
This poem sings of the clear voice of a deer calling for his mate, hidden in the mist at dawn in these autumn days, and its headnote is "On the Calling of Deer." The deer's voice heard from within the mist where no form can be seen sets off the stillness and purity of the autumn morning. After the geese group, the group on the calling of deer begins, as the voices of autumn creatures are sung one after another.
The first line, "of these days," sets the time.
In the second line, "aki no asake ni," "asake" means dawn.
The third line, "hidden in the mist," describes the deer.
The fourth line, "the deer calling his mate," names the caller.
In the last line, "koe no sayakesa," "sayakesa" means clarity and purity, ending on a noun.
- Source
- Manyoshu
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