ふるさととなりにしならのみやこにも
色はかはらず花はさきけり
色はかはらず花はさきけり
- Roma-ji
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Furusato to narinishi Nara no miyako ni mo
iro wa kawarazu hana wa sakikeri - English Translation
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Though it has become
a former capital—Nara,
and even in the new capital,
their color unchanged,
the blossoms bloom as ever.
- Meaning
- Even in Nara, now a former capital, and in the present capital as well, the blossoms bloom with their colors unchanged.
- Commentary
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Book II, Spring Poems (Part Two)
A poem composed by the Emperor of Nara.
Though the former capital has lost its past splendor and fallen into quiet decline, the blossoms alone bloom with the same colors as before. Having continued to reside in Nara even after the capital moved to Heian-kyō, the Emperor’s feelings for the old capital must have been especially deep.
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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