Akikaze no hi ni ke ni fukeba tsuyu o omomi hagi no shitaba wa irozukinikeri

秋風の日に異に吹けば露を重み
萩の下葉は色づきにけり

Roma-ji: Akikaze no hi ni ke ni fukeba tsuyu o omomi hagi no shitaba wa irozukinikeri
English Translation: As the autumn wind
day by day blows ever more,
heavy with the dew,
the lower leaves of bush clover
have turned color, as I see.
Meaning: As the autumn wind blows harder day by day, the lower leaves of the bush clover, heavy with dew, have turned color.
Commentary: Book Ten Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 2204

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "On Autumn Leaves"
This poem sings of the lower leaves of the bush clover turning color as the autumn wind grows stronger by the day and the dew grows heavy. Like 2193 it begins "akikaze no hi ni ke ni fukeba," but whereas there the hill's tree leaves turned, here the clover's lower leaves turn. It also resonates with the coloring of the clover's lower leaves in 2182.

The first line, "of the autumn wind," names the wind.
The second line, "blowing more each day," is the same as in 2193.
In the third line, "tsuyu o omomi," "mi" marks cause: since the dew is heavy. The line is hypermetric.
The fourth line, "the lower leaves of the bush clover," names what turns.
In the last line, "irozukinikeri," "keri" expresses realization.
Source: Manyoshu
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