春ののにわかなつまむとこし物を
ちりかふ花にみちはまどひぬ
ちりかふ花にみちはまどひぬ
- Roma-ji
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Haru no no ni wakana tsumamu to koshi mono o
chirikau hana ni michi wa madoinu - English Translation
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I came to the fields
of spring to gather young greens,
yet here I am—
amid the scattering blossoms,
I have lost my way.
- Meaning
- I came to the spring fields to gather young greens, but amid the scattering blossoms I have lost my way.
- Commentary
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Book II, Spring Poems (Part Two)
A poem from a poetry contest at the imperial court during the Kanpyō era.
Though expressed in exaggerated terms, it depicts blossoms falling so thickly that they seem to obscure the path and lead one astray.
- Author
- Ki no Tsurayuki
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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