Yamakaze no fuki no manimani momijiba wa kono mo kano mo ni chirinu beranari - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

山風の吹きのまにまに紅葉葉は
このもかのもに散りぬべらなり

Roma-ji: Yamakaze no fuki no manimani momijiba wa kono mo kano mo ni chirinu beranari
English Translation: As the mountain wind
blows on and on at will,
the colored leaves
on this side and on that
seem bound to scatter down
Meaning: As the mountain wind blows where it will, the colored leaves seem bound to scatter here and there, on this side and on that.
Commentary: Book Seven Autumn Poems III 406

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
The poet says that as the mountain wind blows at will, the leaves seem bound to scatter here and there. It conveys regret for leaves strewn in every direction at the wind's whim.
"Kono mo kano mo," on this side and that, is an old expression also found in the Eastern Song of the Kokin Wakashū, "Tsukubane no kono mo kano mo ni kage wa aredo." Following the preceding poem's invitation to see the leaves scatter, this one sings of leaves scattered by the wind.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us.

The first line, "Yamakaze no," means "the wind from the mountain."
In the second line, "manimani" means "as it will, at the mercy of": "as it blows."
The third line, "momijiba wa," means "the colored leaves."
The fourth line, "kono mo kano mo ni," means "on this face and that, here and there."
In the last line, "beranari" expresses conjecture: "they seem bound to scatter." 392 of this book has the same last line, singing of the scattering of leaves.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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