Shigure furu aki no yamabe ni oku shimo no iro ni wa ideji iro ni izu to mo

時雨降る秋の山辺に置く霜の
色には出でじ色に出づとも

Roma-ji: Shigure furu aki no yamabe ni oku shimo no iro ni wa ideji iro ni izu to mo
English Translation: Like the frost that lies
on the hills of autumn where
the cold showers fall,
I shall not let my color show,
though the leaves may show their color.
Meaning: Though the frost on the autumn hills where the cold showers fall may bring out the leaves' colors, I will never let my love show in my face.
Commentary: Love Poems 499

Headnote: "Hidden love"
Though the frost on the autumn hills where cold showers fall may color the leaves, the poet vows not to let his love show in his face; it is a vow of hidden love.
The Ruijū text places it in the section of poems found in another manuscript and in printed editions.

Line 1 means "where the cold showers fall," showers being thought to color the leaves.
Line 2 means "on the autumn hillside."
Line 3 means "of the settling frost," the same as line 3 of 429.
Line 4 means "I will not let it show," ji expressing negative intention.
Line 5 means "though the color may come out," repeating iro. After "not coming out in plume" in the preceding poem, it again sings of a love kept from view.
Author: Minamoto no Sanetomo
Source: Kinkaishu
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