Kokinshu #170
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lnhammer Written when he accompanied some court officials on an excursion to the Kamo River bank on the day autumn started.
In the river wind
there is a refreshing chill.
Might it be autumn
is approaching together with
the waves rippling onto shore?
kawakaze no
suzushiku mo aru ka
uchiyosuru
nami to tomo ni ya
aki wa tatsuramu
---L.
In the river wind
there is a refreshing chill.
Might it be autumn
is approaching together with
the waves rippling onto shore?
—3 November 2011
Original by Ki no Tsurayuki, who once again takes the second slot of an important season. The Kamo flows just east of the capital, and he "accompanied" the party as a subordinate (compare #161). The final tatsu means "rise" for the waves and "start" for autumn, and for once I managed to double those meaning in a single English word, partly by borrowing from the verb for the waves' movement. "Shore" is interpretive but not much of a guess given the headnote and that the waves approach (yosuru) in repeated small movements (uchi-).kawakaze no
suzushiku mo aru ka
uchiyosuru
nami to tomo ni ya
aki wa tatsuramu
---L.