わがたのむ君がためにと折る花は
時しもわかぬものにぞありける
時しもわかぬものにぞありける
- Roma-ji
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Waga tanomu kimi ga tame ni to oru hana wa
toki shi mo wakanu mono ni zo arikeru - English Translation
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For the lord I trust
The flowers that I break for him
Are such as these—
They know nothing of the time,
Ever blooming without end.
- Meaning
- The flowers I break for the lord in whom I place my trust are such that they do not know the season; they are always in bloom.
- Commentary
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98. The Lord I Trust
There was a man who was known as the Great Minister of State.
The poem was composed by a man who served this Great Minister when, around the ninth month of the lunar calendar, he presented a branch of artificial plum blossoms adorned with pheasant feathers.
The minister was greatly impressed and immediately granted him a reward.
By offering flowers that never wither, he expresses the wish that his lord’s prosperity will continue for a long time. The poem reveals the deep trust within the bond between lord and retainer.
- Source
- Ise Monogatari
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