Iro fukaki kozue o mite mo shiguretsutsu furinishi koto o kakenu hi zo naki

色深き梢を見ても時雨れつつ
ふりにしことをかけぬ日ぞなき

Roma-ji: Iro fukaki kozue o mite mo shiguretsutsu furinishi koto o kakenu hi zo naki
English Translation: Even seeing the
treetops colored deep, I weep
like the passing showers;
there is no day that I do not
think of what has long gone by.
Meaning: Even seeing the deep-hued treetops, I weep like the passing showers, and there is no day when I do not think of what has long since gone.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 798

Headnote: "Reply"
This is the Lady Hyōe's reply. Hyōe served Taikenmon'in and after her death served her daughter Jōsaimon'in, the same person as Taikenmon'in no Hyōe in 747. Even seeing the deep-hued treetops, I weep like the showers, and no day passes without my thinking of the past, she writes, taking up the showers and 'the colors of autumns past' to express her longing for Taikenmon'in's days.

First line, “iro fukaki”: deep in color, taking up 'iro o shitaite' at the end of the preceding poem.
Second line, “kozue o mite mo”: even seeing the treetops.
Third line, “shiguretsutsu”: weeping like falling showers, taking up 'shigururan.'
Fourth line, “furinishi koto o”: furi is a pivot word joining growing old and the falling of showers.
Fifth line, “kakenu hi zo naki”: there is no day I do not think of it; zo is answered by the attributive naki.
Author: Jōsaimon'in no Hyōe
Source: Sankashu
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