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
- Other
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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.
- Flowering trees— no longer shall I dig and plant them; for when spring comes, people take after their ever-changing hues.
- Why does it so conceal Mount Miwa— spring haze? Are there blossoms blooming there, unseen by human eyes?
- Come, today, let us mingle in the springtime hills; even if evening falls, will there not be blossoms’ shade?