Hyakunin Isshu #94
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lnhammer In fair Yoshino,
autumn wind from the mountain
as evening deepens,
and in the old town, coldly
I hear them beating out robes.
miyoshino no
yama no akikaze
sayo fukete
furusato samuku
koromo utsu nari
---L.
autumn wind from the mountain
as evening deepens,
and in the old town, coldly
I hear them beating out robes.
—24 July 2010
Original by Fujiwara no Masatsune, who studied under Yoritsune (#83) and is sometimes erroneously called his son. An "allusive variation" on a poem by Korenori (#31). Fulling was a typical autumn evening task -- the converse of airing out robes as in #2 -- and the sound of beating clothing was a poetic symbol of loneliness. The old village may be intended to evoke the old capitals of Nara or Asuka, near Yoshino.miyoshino no
yama no akikaze
sayo fukete
furusato samuku
koromo utsu nari
---L.