梅がかをそでにうつしてとどめてば
春はすぐともかたみならまし
春はすぐともかたみならまし
- Roma-ji
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Ume ga ka o sode ni utsushite todometeba
haru wa sugu tomo katami naramashi - English Translation
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If only I could
transfer the plum’s fragrance
to my sleeves and keep it—
though spring should pass at once,
it would be a keepsake.
- Meaning
- If only I could transfer the plum’s fragrance to my sleeves and keep it; even when spring passes at once, it would become a keepsake of the plum blossoms.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
A poem paired in the poetry contest held in the inner court in the reign of Emperor Kanpyō.
It expresses an intense attachment to the plum blossoms.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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