いしばしるためなくもがな桜花
たをりてもこむ見ぬ人のため
たをりてもこむ見ぬ人のため
- Roma-ji
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Ishibashiru tame naku mogana sakurabana
taorite mo komu minu hito no tame - English Translation
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Would that there were no
rushing, stone-splashing stream—
O cherry blossoms,
I would pluck you and come back
for the one who has not seen.
- Meaning
- If only there were no rushing, stone-splashing stream; I would pluck the cherry blossoms and come back with them for the one who has not seen them.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
A plain poem that expresses the poet’s straightforward feelings.
According to old commentaries, this is said to be a poem by .
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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Mite nomi ya hito ni kataramu sakurabana
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