春の色のいたりいたらぬさとはあらじ
さけるさかざる花の見ゆらむ
さけるさかざる花の見ゆらむ
- Roma-ji
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Haru no iro no itari itaranu sato wa araji
sakeru sakazaru hana no miyuramu - English Translation
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Nowhere, I think,
is there a village untouched
by spring’s hue;
yet some blossoms bloom,
while others are not to be seen.
- Meaning
- There should be no village untouched by the colors of spring, and yet we see blossoms that bloom and others that do not—how can this be?
- Commentary
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Book II, Spring Poems (Part Two)
With the arrival of spring and the season of flowers, blossoms begin to compete in bloom; yet some do not bloom, as if there were places untouched by spring, and the poet wonders at this strange sight.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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