こまなめていざ見にゆかむふるさとは
雪とのみこそ花はちるらめ
雪とのみこそ花はちるらめ
- Roma-ji
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Koma namete iza mi ni yukamu furusato wa
yuki to nomi koso hana wa chirurame - English Translation
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Let us rein our steeds,
and go forth to see—
in my old home,
blossoms must be falling
as though they were snow.
- Meaning
- Let us gather our horses and go to see—back in my old home, the blossoms must be falling like snow.
- Commentary
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Book II, Spring Poems (Part Two)
The poem expresses a longing to see the sight of blossoms scattering like a flurry of snow in one’s home village.
Familiar scenes of beauty from long ago stir the heart with anticipation.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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