ももちどりさへづる春は物ごとに
あらたまれども我ぞふり行く
あらたまれども我ぞふり行く
- Roma-ji
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Momochidori saezuru haru wa mono goto ni
aratamaredomo ware zo furiyuku - English Translation
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When many birds sing
in the spring that chatters on,
all things are made new—
yet I alone grow old
as each new spring comes round.
- Meaning
- In the spring when many birds sing with lively voices, everything one sees and hears is renewed, yet I alone grow old with each spring that comes.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
A poem that laments old age. When spring comes and all things are renewed, it is sorrowful to feel that, year by year, one alone grows older.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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