いざけふは春の山辺にまじりなむ
くれなばなげの花のかげかは
くれなばなげの花のかげかは
- Roma-ji
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Iza kyō wa haru no yamabe ni majirinamu
kurenaba nage no hana no kage ka wa - English Translation
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Come, today,
let us mingle
in the springtime hills;
even if evening falls,
will there not be blossoms’ shade?
- Meaning
- Come, today let us wander among the spring hills; even if night should fall, will there not be the sheltering shade of blossoms?
- Commentary
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Book II, Spring Poems (Part Two)
A poem composed when visiting Prince Unrin-in, on an outing to view blossoms along the northern hills.
Staying for a time at Unrin-in, the poet goes out to view the blossoms nearby. Even if night should fall, the blossoms’ shade will remain, and the poet suggests passing the night there, admiring them.
- Author
- Sosei Hoshi
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
- Other
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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.
- Why does it so conceal Mount Miwa— spring haze? Are there blossoms blooming there, unseen by human eyes?
- How long, I wonder, shall my heart wander, drawn to the spring fields? If the blossoms did not fall, I could spend a thousand years here.
- Though every spring the blossoms reach their height, as they always will, to see them in full bloom— that depends upon my life.