あおやぎのいとよりかくる春しもぞ
みだれて花のほころびける
みだれて花のほころびける
- Roma-ji
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Aoyagi no ito yorikakuru haru shimo zo
midarete hana no hokorobikeru - English Translation
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In the spring when green willows
spin threads and weave them,
so abundant with thread—
yet the blossoms
burst open in wild disarray.
- Meaning
- Though it is the spring when green willows are said to spin threads and weave them, the blossoms all around burst open in wild disarray.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
This poem was composed and offered when the Emperor commanded, “Present a poem.”
Since the blooming of flowers is described as “bursting open,” the poet associates this with garments coming apart, and imagines a spring when green willows spin threads and weave them—that is, a spring when thread is plentiful—yet asks why the flowers should burst open in such disorder.
- Author
- Ki no Tsurayuki
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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