霞たちこのめもはるの雪ふれば
花なきさとも花ぞちりける
花なきさとも花ぞちりける
- Roma-ji
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Kasumi tachi ko no me mo haru no yuki fureba
hana naki sato mo hana zo chirikeru - English Translation
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When haze arises,
and buds on the trees are spring,
if the snow should fall,
even this village with no flowers
has flowers falling down.
- Meaning
- When haze rises and the buds on the trees show spring, if snow should fall, even this village where no flowers yet bloom has flowers falling down in the spring’s pale snow.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One.
A poem on snow falling and lying deep.
A poem that sings of nature in early spring.
The repetition in “even the village with no flowers has flowers” gives a sense of rhythm.
- Author
- Ki no Tsurayuki
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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