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In the mountain depths,

Treading through the crimson leaves,

Cries the wandering stag.

When I hear the lonely cry,

Sad,—how sad—the autumn is!

百(ひゃく)人(にん)一(いっ)首(しゅ) #5 by 猿(さる)丸(まる)大(だ)夫(ゆう)

Notes on this poem

Translation by Clay MacCauley via Hyakunin-Isshu (Single Songs of a Hundred Poets), 1917

---
title: 百人一首 第5番 [奥]{おく}[山]{やま}に
japanese:
- - - pos: noun
      text:
      - 奥: おく
      - 山: やま
    - pos: particle
      text: に
  - - pos: noun
      text:
      - 紅葉: もみぢ
    - pos: verb
      text:
      - 踏: ふ
      - み
      - 分: わ
      - け
      dictionary: 踏み分ける
  - - pos: verb
      text:
      - 鳴: な
      - く
    - pos: noun
      text:
      - 鹿: しか
    - pos: particle
      text: の
- - - pos: noun
      text:
      - 声: こゑ
    - pos: verb
      text:
      - 聞: き
      - く
    - pos: noun
      text:
      - 時: とき
    - pos: particle
      text: ぞ
      dictionary: https://kobun.weblio.jp/content/ぞ
  - - pos: noun
      text:
      - 秋: あき
    - pos: particle
      text: は
    - pos: adjective
      text:
      - 悲: かな
      - しき
      dictionary: 悲しい
image:
  file: card.jpg
  alt: 猿丸大夫の歌のかるた札
  credit:
    name: Wikimedia Commons
    link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyakuninisshu_005.jpg
english:
- In the mountain depths,
- Treading through the crimson leaves,
- Cries the wandering stag.
- When I hear the lonely cry,
- Sad,—how sad—the autumn is!
translation:
  author: Clay MacCauley
  site:
    name: Hyakunin-Isshu (Single Songs of a Hundred Poets), 1917
    link: https://jti.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/macauley.html
---

[百]{ひゃく}[人]{にん}[一]{いっ}[首]{しゅ} #5 by [猿]{さる}[丸]{まる}[大]{だ}[夫]{ゆう}

[Notes on this poem]https://hyakuninisshu.jp/poem/5/