aki no nanakusa no uta
The song of "The seven
autumn flowers"
by Okura Yamanoue-no (710 - 733 c.e.)
with a feeble attempt at translation by
bkwyrm
akinononi
in the
autumn fields
sakitaruhanao
blooming flowers
oyobiori
? - possibly refering to the blossoms
falling down...
kakikazoureba
count them on your fingers
nanakusanohana
the
seven (fall) flowering plants
haginohana
clover blossoms,
obana kuzubana
pampas grass,
arrowroot blossoms,
nadeshikonohana
wild
pink blossoms,
ominaeshi
valerian,
mata fujibakama
then
boneset,
asagaonohana
bellflower blossoms