かはづなくゐでの山吹ちりにけり
花の盛りにあはまし物を
花の盛りにあはまし物を
- Roma-ji
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Kawazu naku Ide no yamabuki chirinikeri
hana no sakari ni awamashi mono o - English Translation
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Where frogs are crying
in Ide, the kerria blooms
have already fallen;
had I but known before,
I would have seen them at their height.
- Meaning
- The kerria blossoms at Ide, where the frogs cry, have already fallen—had I known, I would have come earlier to see them in full bloom.
- Commentary
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Book II, Spring Poems (Part Two)
Though the poet came all the way to Ide to see the kerria blossoms, they had already fallen; thus comes the regret that, had this been known, one would have come sooner.
“Ide” refers to present-day Ide in Tsuzuki District, Kyoto, known as a place famous for kerria blossoms and frogs.
This poem is attributed in annotations to Tachibana no Kiyotomo.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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