Akikaze no uchifuku kara ni yama mo no mo nabete nishiki ni orikaesu kana - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

秋風のうち吹くからに山も野も
なべて錦に織りかへすかな

Roma-ji: Akikaze no uchifuku kara ni yama mo no mo nabete nishiki ni orikaesu kana
English Translation: As soon as the wind
of autumn blows upon them,
the hills and the fields
are woven over again,
all of them, into brocade
Meaning: No sooner does the autumn wind blow than it weaves the hills and fields alike over again into brocade.
Commentary: Book Seven Autumn Poems III 388

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet says that as soon as the autumn wind blows, it weaves the hills and fields alike over again into brocade. The way the autumn wind turns the countryside many-colored overnight is shown as the wind's power to weave brocade.
Taking up "momiji no nishiki" from the preceding poem, it sings of an autumn wind that turns not only the hills but the fields too into brocade.
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 no," means "the autumn wind."
In the second line, "kara ni" is a conjunctive particle meaning "as soon as": "no sooner does it blow."
The third line, "yama mo no mo," means "both hills and fields," the whole autumn landscape.
The fourth line, "nabete nishiki ni," means "all into brocade."
The last line, "orikaesu kana," means "how it weaves them anew," with "kana" an exclamatory particle. "Oru," to weave, is an associated word with "nishiki," brocade.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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