秋あきの蝉せみ

noun

autumn cicada; cicada that sings in autumn

Refers to cicadas that are heard in autumn, often with a poetic or seasonal nuance. The two senses differ only in phrasing ("when autumn comes" vs. "even in autumn"); they are merged here as they describe the same real-world referent.

See also: 秋蝉

• 秋あきの蝉せみの声こえを聞きくと、夏なつの終おわりを感かんじる。

  When I hear the sound of autumn cicadas, I feel the end of summer.

• 秋あきの蝉せみは、夏なつの蝉せみより少すこし寂さびしげに鳴なく。

  Autumn cicadas sing a little more plaintively than summer cicadas.