わが袂今日かはければ侘しさの
千種の数も忘られぬべし
千種の数も忘られぬべし
- Roma-ji
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Waga tamoto kyō kawakereba wabishisa no
chigusa no kazu mo wasurarenu beshi - English Translation
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My sleeves today are dried;
so of wretchedness,
the thousand kinds
will surely be forgotten.
- Meaning
- Today my sleeves, once wet with brine and tears, have dried; and so the countless kinds of wretchedness will surely be forgotten.
- Commentary
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This is Prince Kuramochi’s reply to the Bamboo Cutter’s poem: “Of Kure bamboo, through generations, the bamboo cutter— / though in fields and hills, / we saw not only such bitter turns.”
Now that he believes he has succeeded in bringing back the jeweled branch of Horai, the condition for marriage with Princess Kaguya, he means that all the hardships he has endured until now will be repaid.
- Source
- Taketori Monogatari
- Other
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- Had I but known it would burn without a trace, The fur robe, I would have set it aside and only looked.
- Of Kure bamboo, through generations, the bamboo cutter— though in fields and hills, we saw not only such bitter turns.
- Hearing it as true, I went to look—and found: words, ornamented— a jeweled branch.
- Over the years, no waves ever come ashore at Sumi-no-e; I hear there is no use in waiting— is that truly so?