秋萩の古枝に咲ける花見れば
もとの心は忘れざりけり
もとの心は忘れざりけり
- Roma-ji
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Akihagi no furue ni sakeru hana mireba
moto no kokoro wa wasurezarikeri - English Translation
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On old branches
of autumn bush clover now bloom
flowers I behold—
and the heart I once had then
has not been forgotten yet.
- Meaning
- Seeing the flowers blooming on the old branches of bush clover, I realize that the feelings I once had have not been forgotten.
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Poems (Part One)
Meeting by chance in an autumn field someone once intimately known, the poet composed this poem in the course of their conversation.
Just as flowers bloom upon old branches of bush clover, the poet’s former feelings for that person—likely a past lover—have come back to mind.
- Author
- Oshikochi no Mitsune
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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