見てのみや人にかたらむさくら花
てごとにをりていへづとにせむ
てごとにをりていへづとにせむ
- Roma-ji
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Mite nomi ya hito ni kataramu sakurabana
te goto ni orite iezuto ni semu - English Translation
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Can I only look
and speak of it to others,
O cherry blossoms?
I will pluck you in my hand
and take you home as gift.
- Meaning
- Can I only look at them and speak of them to others? I will pluck these cherry blossoms and take them home as a gift.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
A poem composed upon seeing the mountain cherry blossoms.
Since the beauty of the cherry blossoms cannot truly be conveyed to those who have not seen them, the poet develops the idea of plucking them and taking them home as a gift.
- Author
- Sosei Hoshi
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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