たれこめて春のゆくへもしらぬまに
まちし桜もうつろひにけり
まちし桜もうつろひにけり
- Roma-ji
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Tarekomete haru no yukue mo shiranu ma ni
machishi sakura mo utsuroinikeri - English Translation
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Shut up within,
unaware where spring has gone,
all the while—
the blossoms I had long awaited
have already faded away.
- Meaning
- Shut up indoors, without even knowing where spring has gone, the cherry blossoms I had so long awaited have already faded away.
- Commentary
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Book II, Spring Poems (Part Two)
When the poet fell ill and stayed indoors with blinds lowered to avoid the wind, this poem was composed upon seeing a plucked branch of cherry blossoms about to scatter.
The blossoms must have been something the poet had long looked forward to. Seeing a single branch indoors, the poet realizes with regret that the full bloom outside has passed unseen and is already fading.
- Author
- Fujiwara no Yoruka
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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