紅ににほふがうへの白菊は
折りける人の袖かとも見ゆ
折りける人の袖かとも見ゆ
- Roma-ji
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Kurenai ni niou ga ue no shiragiku wa
orikeru hito no sode ka to mo miyu - English Translation
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The white chrysanthemums
that glow in crimson hue—
are they, perhaps,
the layered sleeves
of the one who plucked them?
- Meaning
- The white chrysanthemums that glow in crimson hue—might they be the layered sleeves of the one who plucked them?
- Commentary
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Episode Eighteen: "In crimson glow"
There was a woman of somewhat affected taste in elegance, and near her lived a man.
This poem is the man’s reply to, "Where is the crimson glowing in beauty? White snow seems to have fallen bending the branches low."
Though he had been subtly provoked in her poem, he perceived her intent and, pretending not to notice, returned a poem that in effect says to her, "You have exquisite taste."
- Source
- Ise Monogatari
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