いつまでか野辺に心のあくがれむ
花しちらずは千世もへぬべし
花しちらずは千世もへぬべし
- Roma-ji
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Itsu made ka nobe ni kokoro no akugaremu
hana shi chirazu wa chiyo mo henubeshi - English Translation
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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.
- Meaning
- How long will my heart be drawn out to the spring fields? If only the blossoms did not fall, I could remain so for a thousand years.
- Commentary
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Book II, Spring Poems (Part Two)
A poem composed on the theme of spring.
As beautiful blossoms bloom one after another and then scatter, the heart finds no rest. If only they did not fall, one could continue to long for them without end—thus expressing a deep love for blossoms.
- Author
- Sosei Hoshi
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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