見る人もなき山ざとのさくら花
ほかのちりなむのちぞさかまし
ほかのちりなむのちぞさかまし
- Roma-ji
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Miru hito mo naki yamazato no sakurabana
hoka no chirinamu nochi zo sakamashi - English Translation
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Where no one comes to see them, mountain-village cherry blossoms—
let them bloom only after the others have fallen.
- Meaning
- As for the cherry blossoms of a mountain village where there is no one to see them, I wish they would bloom only after the other blossoms have fallen.
- Commentary
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Spring Songs, Book One
A poem composed for the Poetry Contest at Teiji-in, but not selected.
The poet wishes for late-blooming cherry blossoms, expressing the desire to enjoy the sight of cherry blossoms for as long as possible.
- Author
- Ise
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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