夕されば秋風寒し我妹子が
解き洗ひ衣行きて早着む
解き洗ひ衣行きて早着む
- Roma-ji
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Yū sareba akikaze samushi wagimoko ga tokiarai goromo yukite haya kimu
- English Translation
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When evening falls
the autumn wind blows cold;
the robe my dear wife
unstitched and washed for me,
I long to go home and wear it
- Meaning
- When evening falls the autumn wind blows cold; I long to hurry home and put on the robe my dear wife unstitched, washed, and sewed again for me.
- Commentary
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Book Fifteen Poems of the Envoys to Silla 3666
Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Nine poems composed while gazing at the moon by the sea"
In the cold of the autumn evening wind, he wishes to hurry home and wear the robe his wife unstitched, washed, and sewed again for him. The chill of the autumn wind stirs his longing for a robe filled with the warmth of his wife's hands. The traveling robe and the robe at home are set in contrast, and the next poem sings of the dirt on the robe he has worn throughout the journey.
According to the headnote, this is one of nine poems composed while gazing at the moon by the sea, thought to have been made during the stay at the Tsukushi lodge. The author of this poem is not named.
First line, "yū sareba": whenever evening falls.
Second line, "akikaze samushi": the autumn wind is cold; the poem breaks after the second line.
Third line, "wagimoko ga": my dear wife.
Fourth line, "tokiarai goromo": a robe whose seams were unstitched, washed, and sewn again, holding the wife's labor and care.
Fifth line, "yukite haya kimu": "mu" is an auxiliary of intention: I will go home and wear it soon.
- Source
- Manyoshu
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