春霞たてるやいづこみよしのの
よしのの山に雪はふりつつ
よしのの山に雪はふりつつ
- Roma-ji
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Harugasumi tateru ya izuko Miyoshino no
Yoshino no yama ni yuki wa furitsutsu - English Translation
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Spring haze rising—
where can it be found at all?
Here in fair Yoshino,
on Yoshino’s mountain slopes,
snow is still falling.
- Meaning
- Spring has begun, and yet where can the rising haze of spring be found? Here in fair Yoshino, on the slopes of Mount Yoshino, the snow still falls, and there is not yet the faintest sign of spring.
- Commentary
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Volume One: Spring Songs (Upper)
Though it bears the name of the Beginning of Spring, snow still falls in the mountain village, and the people who live there give voice to their longing for the coming of a spring when flowers will bloom.
Yoshino is a place where, when spring truly arrives, the cherry blossoms burst into bloom all at once.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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