Aki no no no hana no iroiro torisuete waga koromode ni utsushiteshi kana - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

秋の野の花の色々取りすゑて
我が衣手に移してしかな

Roma-ji: Aki no no no hana no iroiro torisuete waga koromode ni utsushiteshi kana
English Translation: Of the autumn fields,
the colors of the flowers,
all gathered and set,
on these sleeves of mine I'd wish
to dye them, every hue.
Meaning: I wish I could gather the many colors of the flowers of the autumn fields and dye them into my sleeves.
Commentary: Book Seventeen Miscellaneous Autumn Poems 1099

Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poet wishes to gather the many colors of the flowers blooming wild in the autumn fields and dye them into her sleeves. The beauty of the many-colored autumn flowers is expressed as a wish to dye them into her sleeves and wear them.

First line, "aki no no no," means "of the autumn fields."
Second line, "hana no iroiro," means "the many colors of the flowers," sharing the many-colored flowers of the autumn fields with the headnote of 1101 in this book, "a place where flowers of many colors bloom wild in the autumn fields."
Third line, "torisuete," means "gathering and setting them." It shares the word "suu," to set, with the fourth and final lines of 1101 in this book, "taka o suetekeru kana," so that the one who gathers flowers pairs with the one who, with a hawk set on his fist, cannot.
Fourth line, "waga koromode ni," means "on my sleeves."
Final line, "utsushiteshi kana," means "I wish I could dye them," with "teshi kana" expressing one's own wish.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Shui Wakashu
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