心ざしふかくそめてし折りければ
消えあえぬ雪の花とみゆらむ
消えあえぬ雪の花とみゆらむ
- Roma-ji
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Kokorozashi fukaku someteshi orikereba
kieaenu yuki no hana to miyuramu - English Translation
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With deep intent
I stained my heart at that time;
so it may be seen
as flowers of snow
that could not fade away.
- Meaning
- Because I set my heart so deeply upon them when I broke off the branch, the snow that could not quite melt away may be seen as flowers.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One.
There is also a reading that takes "orikereba" as "orikereba" meaning "as I sat," in which case it means that I waited with deep feeling, wondering whether they would bloom.
"Kokorozashi" means one’s affection for the flowers.
The commentary attributes this poem to Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Grand Minister of State.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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