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Kokinshu #298
An autumn poem.
Because the goddess
Tatsutahime makes offerings
for a safe journey,
the leaves of the autumn trees
scatter as her prayer strips.
tatsutahime
tamukuru kami no
areba koso
aki no ko no ha no
nusa to chirurame
---L.
Because the goddess
Tatsutahime makes offerings
for a safe journey,
the leaves of the autumn trees
scatter as her prayer strips.
—27 August 2012
Original by Prince Kanemi. Tatsutahime, the goddess of autumn, gives offerings of nusa, strips of cloth or paper in five colors, to the guardians of the roads as she departs into the west. "For a safe journey" is a gloss incorporated into the text. Sequence-wise, her departure marks the ending of autumn.tatsutahime
tamukuru kami no
areba koso
aki no ko no ha no
nusa to chirurame
---L.