待つ人にあらぬ物から初雁の
今朝鳴くこゑのめづらしき哉
今朝鳴くこゑのめづらしき哉
- Roma-ji
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Matsu hito ni aranu mono kara hatsukari no
kesa naku koe no mezurashiki kana - English Translation
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Though it is not from
the one for whom I wait—still,
the first wild goose’s
cry heard this morning at dawn
is wondrous to my heart.
- Meaning
- Though it is not from the one I await, the cry of the first wild goose heard this morning is deeply moving.
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Poems (Part One)
This poem describes the first wild geese of the season.
Geese, arriving from the north in autumn, were associated in legend with carrying letters, as in the tale of Su Wu. For the poet, who awaits a message, the cry of the geese is heard with a special freshness and quiet joy.
- Author
- Ariwara no Motokata
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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