さくらいろに衣はふかくそめてきむ
花のちりなむのちのかたみに
花のちりなむのちのかたみに
- Roma-ji
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Sakurairo ni koromo wa fukaku sometekimu
hana no chirinamu nochi no katami ni - English Translation
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In cherry color I will deeply dye my robes and wear them;
for when the blossoms fall, as a keepsake for what comes after.
- Meaning
- I will dye my robes a deep cherry color and wear them, so that when the blossoms fall, they may serve as a keepsake afterward.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
Out of affection for the cherry blossoms, the poet dyes his robes cherry-colored and wears them, intending them to become a keepsake by which to remember the fallen blossoms.
- Author
- Ki no Arimasa
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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