桜花ちりかひくもれ老いらくの
来むといふなる道まがふがに
来むといふなる道まがふがに
- Roma-ji
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Sakurabana chirikai kumore oiraku no
komu to iu naru michi magau ga ni - English Translation
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Cherry blossoms fall—
Scatter and cloud all the air,
Hide it from my sight,
So the road by which old age
Is said to come loses its way.
- Meaning
- Cherry blossoms, scatter in confusion and cloud the air. Let the road by which old age is said to come lose its way.
- Commentary
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97. Old Age
There was a man known as the Minister of Horikawa. A celebration of his fortieth year was held at a house in Kujō.
The poem was composed there by the Middle Captain of the Konoe.
The Middle Captain of the Konoe was Ariwara no Narihira, and this poem is also included in the Kokinshū.
- Source
- Ise Monogatari
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