霞立つ春の山べはとほけれど
吹きくる風は花のかぞする
吹きくる風は花のかぞする
- Roma-ji
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Kasumi tatsu haru no yamabe wa tōkeredo
fukikuru kaze wa hana no ka zo suru - English Translation
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Though distant lie
the springtime hills
veiled in rising haze,
the wind that comes to me
bears the scent of blossoms.
- Meaning
- Though the spring hills, shrouded in haze, lie far away and their blossoms cannot be seen, the wind that blows from them carries the scent of flowers.
- 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.
Though blossoms must be in full bloom on the distant spring hills, they cannot be seen through the haze. Yet the wind that blows from the mountains seems to carry their fragrance. In truth, such scent would not reach from afar, but the poet’s longing for the blossoms makes it feel so.
- Author
- Ariwara no Motokata
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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