Waka poems were a popular art form in the Heian period, enough that the famous poet Fujiwara no Sadaie and Emperor Go-Toba sought to put together a selected collection of chosen verses.
So instead, he offers the beautiful 
autumnal leaves to the gods.
Así que, en su lugar, presenta
las bellas hojas de otoño a los dioses.
Ao invés disso, ele oferece lindas
folhas de outono aos deuses.