たれしかもとめてをりつる春霞
たちかくすらむ山のさくらを
たちかくすらむ山のさくらを
- Roma-ji
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Tare shi ka motomete oritsuru harugasumi
tachikakusuramu yama no sakura o - English Translation
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Who was it sought and plucked, I wonder, spring haze—
rising to hide the mountain’s cherry blossoms?
- Meaning
- Who was it, I wonder, who sought them out and plucked them? The spring haze rose thickly, hiding the mountain cherry blossoms.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
A poem composed on cherry blossoms that have been plucked.
It marvels at who it was that plucked the mountain cherry blossoms, which the spring haze had hidden from human eyes.
One may also associate this with a woman reared in seclusion.
- Author
- Ki no Tsurayuki
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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