わがやどの花見がてらにくる人は
ちりなむのちぞこひしかるべき
ちりなむのちぞこひしかるべき
- Roma-ji
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Waga yado no hanami gatera ni kuru hito wa
chirinamu nochi zo koishikarubeki - English Translation
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Those who come to my dwelling to view the blossoms in passing—
when the blossoms fall, will they then be missed?
- Meaning
- Those who come to my dwelling merely in passing to view the blossoms—when the blossoms have fallen, will they then be missed?
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
Composed and sent to those who came to visit in order to view the cherry blossoms.
To those who stopped by to see the blossoms, the poet hints—perhaps with irony—that after the blossoms have fallen they will no longer come, and thus will surely be missed.
- Author
- Oshikochi no Mitsune
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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