花の色はかすみにこめて見せずとも
かをだにぬすめ春の山かぜ
かをだにぬすめ春の山かぜ
- Roma-ji
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Hana no iro wa kasumi ni komete misezu tomo
ka o dani nusume haru no yamakaze - English Translation
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Though the hues of flowers
are veiled in haze
and cannot be seen,
at least their fragrance—steal it for me,
O spring mountain wind.
- Meaning
- Though the colors of the blossoms are hidden away in haze and cannot be seen, at least steal their fragrance for me, O spring mountain wind.
- Commentary
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Book II, Spring Poems (Part Two)
A poem composed on the theme of spring.
The mountains of spring are covered in haze, hiding the blossoms from view. As if the mountain itself begrudges revealing them, the poet asks that at least their fragrance be brought forth.
- Author
- Yoshimine no Munesada
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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