春霞色のちくさに見えつるは
たなびく山の花のかげかも
たなびく山の花のかげかも
- Roma-ji
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Harugasumi iro no chigusa ni mietsuru wa
tanabiku yama no hana no kage kamo - English Translation
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Spring haze appears
in many varied hues—
it must be so,
because the blossoms’ colors
show through the veiled mountains.
- Meaning
- The spring haze seems to take on many different hues—perhaps it is because the colors of blossoms on the veiled mountains show through.
- Commentary
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Book II, Spring Poems (Part Two)
A poem paired in a poetry contest at the imperial court during the Kanpyō era.
The haze appears tinged with color, and the poet imagines that this is because the hues of blossoms blooming on the mountains beneath it faintly show through.
- Author
- Fujiwara no Okikaze
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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