鶯の花をぬふてふ笠はいな
おもひをつけよほしてかへさむ
おもひをつけよほしてかへさむ
- Roma-ji
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Uguisu no hana o nuu chō kasa wa ina
omoi o tsuke yo hoshite kaesamu - English Translation
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That blossom hat
sewn by the bush warbler—no,
I have no need of it;
place your thought upon me,
and I will dry and return.
- Meaning
- I have no need of a hat said to be sewn of blossoms by the bush warbler. Instead, place your thought upon me; I will dry my rain-soaked garments by fire and return your feeling.
- Commentary
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121 The Bush Warbler’s Plum Blossoms
A certain man had seen someone leaving the Kyōge-sha of the inner palace, drenched by rain.
The poem is a reply to the man’s verse: “Oh, for a hat woven of plum blossoms by the bush warbler—I would place it on the one drenched with rain and send them home in warmth.”
The poem plays on the words “thought” (omoi) and “fire” (hi).
It gently responds to the man’s kindness in wishing to place a hat upon her.
- Source
- Ise Monogatari
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