Atari made aware shire tomo iigao ni ogi no oto kosu aki no yūkaze

あたりまであはれ知れとも言ひ顔に
荻の音こす秋の夕風

Roma-ji: Atari made aware shire tomo iigao ni ogi no oto kosu aki no yūkaze
English Translation: As though it would say
let all around know sorrow,
it carries over
the rustle of the reed grass,
this autumn evening breeze.
Meaning: As if telling even the houses around to know the sadness of things, the autumn evening wind carries the rustling of the reed grass over to us.
Commentary: Autumn Poems 288

Headnote: "Evening wind through a neighbor's reed grass"
The topic is the wind blowing through a neighbor's reed grass in the evening. The autumn evening wind passing through the reed grass next door carries the rustling of its leaves over to the poet's house, as if telling those around to know the sadness of autumn. The sound of the neighbor's reed grass coming across the fence is described as though the wind were speaking to people.
Ending with aki no yūkaze like 285, this poem rounds off the series on the reed grass. Where 285 told of the poet himself catching the rustle and being moved, this one says the wind brings the sound to him, exchanging the roles of the one who listens and the one who delivers.

First line, “atari made”: even to the houses around, answering the topic's neighbor.
Second line, “aware shire tomo”: shire is an imperative, know the sadness of things, as though the wind were calling out.
Third line, “iigao ni”: with the look of saying so, personifying the wind.
Fourth line, “ogi no oto kosu”: kosu means to send over, the wind bringing the rustle of the neighbor's reed grass across the fence.
Fifth line, “aki no yūkaze”: ending on a noun, answering the topic's evening and wind, and closing with the same line as 285.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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