折りて見ば落ちぞしぬべき秋萩の
枝もたわわにおける白露
枝もたわわにおける白露
- Roma-ji
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Orite miba ochi zo shinubeki akihagi no
eda mo tawawa ni okeru shiratsuyu - English Translation
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If one were to break
and take it, surely it would
fall away at once—
on autumn bush clover boughs
white dew lies, bending the stems.
- Meaning
- If one were to break and take it, it would surely fall; the white dew upon the bending branches of autumn bush clover.
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Poems (Part One)
Like the previous poem, this poem speaks of the dew upon bush clover. As the poem suggests, the slender branches of bush clover bend easily, and the dew upon them would quickly fall if disturbed. Thus, the dew that remains upon the branches is seen as fleeting and beautiful.
“Tawawa” means so heavily laden that the branches bend under the weight.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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