Karakoromo Tatsuta no yama no momijiba wa mono omou hito no tamoto narikeri - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

唐衣たつたの山の紅葉葉は
物思ふ人の袂なりけり

Roma-ji: Karakoromo Tatsuta no yama no momijiba wa mono omou hito no tamoto narikeri
English Translation: The autumn leaves
of Tatsuta, where robes
of Cathay are cut,
are sleeves, I find, of one
lost in sorrowful brooding
Meaning: The autumn leaves of Mount Tatsuta, I see, are the sleeves of one lost in sorrow.
Commentary: Book Seven Autumn Poems III 383

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet says that the autumn leaves of Mount Tatsuta turn out to be the sleeves of one lost in sorrow. Sleeves dyed by crimson tears shed in grief are likened to the reddened leaves of Mount Tatsuta.
It uses the same phrase as 359 and 386 of this book, "karakoromo Tatsuta no yama," and through the link with robes it leads into "tamoto," sleeves.
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, "Karakoromo," Chinese robe, is a pillow word for "tatsu," since robes are cut, "tatsu."
In the second line, "tatsu" is a pivot word meaning both "to cut" cloth and the place name "Tatsuta."
The third line, "momijiba wa," means "the colored leaves."
The fourth line, "mono omou hito no," means "of one lost in brooding," the same words as the fourth line of 360 of this book.
In the last line, "keri" expresses realization: "they are sleeves, I see." "Tamoto," sleeves, is an associated word with "karakoromo" in the first line, overlaying sleeves dyed by crimson tears with the autumn leaves.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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