Akikaze ni sasowarewataru karigane wa kumoi haruka ni kyō zo kikoyuru - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

秋風に誘はれわたる雁がねは
雲居はるかに今日ぞ聞こゆる

Roma-ji: Akikaze ni sasowarewataru karigane wa kumoi haruka ni kyō zo kikoyuru
English Translation: Drawn by the autumn wind,
the wild geese crossing over—
far off in the clouds,
today at last their voices
come to me from the distance
Meaning: The wild geese, lured by the autumn wind as they cross the sky, can be heard today, far off among the clouds.
Commentary: Book Seven Autumn Poems III 355

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet says that the cries of the wild geese, crossing the sky lured by the autumn wind, can at last be heard today far off among the clouds. It conveys the thrill of catching, in a distant sky, the first cries of the long-awaited geese.
From 355 to 366 of this book, poems on wild geese follow one after another. 360 of this book places the same words, "akikaze ni sasowarewataru karigane wa," in its upper verse.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us. The text gives the poet as "yomibito mo," which is treated here as "anonymous."

The first line, "Akikaze ni," means "by the autumn wind," the same opening as 352 of this book.
The second line, "sasowarewataru," means "lured as they cross," showing the geese guided south by the autumn wind.
In the third line, "karigane" means the wild geese or their cries. 360 of this book shares the same words in its first three lines.
The fourth line, "kumoi haruka ni," means "far away in the cloudy sky."
The last line, "kyō zo kikoyuru," means "today indeed they are heard," with "zo" and the attributive "kikoyuru" forming a kakarimusubi pattern.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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