Pushing the azusa bow,
today spring rain has fallen;
if it falls even tomorrow,
I shall gather the young greens
then as well.
- Meaning
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Spring rain has fallen today across the land. If it continues even tomorrow, I shall gather the young greens then as well.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
The poem uses the daily act of drawing an azusa bow as a prelude, then introduces the gentle spring rain falling everywhere. The phrasing 'today has fallen, even tomorrow' conveys the passage of time and the anticipation of gathering the young greens.
- Author
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Unknown Poet
- Source
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Kokin Wakashu
- Other
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Kasuga Field—
today, burn it not, I pray;
the young spring grass—
my wife, too, is hidden,
and I, too, am hidden.
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In the deep mountains,
even the snow on pine trees
has not yet melted;
in the Capital, on the fields,
young greens are gathered.
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For your sake I go out into the spring fields
to gather young greens;
on my sleeves the snow continues to fall.
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Perhaps going to Kasuga Field to gather young greens,
people go with the sleeves of their white garments fluttering.