人の見る事やくるしき女郎花
秋霧にのみ立ちかくるらむ
秋霧にのみ立ちかくるらむ
- Roma-ji
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Hito no miru koto ya kurushiki ominaeshi
akigiri ni nomi tachikakururamu - English Translation
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seen by others
is it so hard to bear—
the maidenflower
that in the autumn mist alone
seems ever to hide itself
- Meaning
- Is it so painful to be seen by others? The maidenflower seems to hide itself only within the autumn mist.
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Songs I
A poem composed for the maidenflower contest held at the Suzaku-in.
The maidenflower concealed in the mist is likened to a woman who, disliking being seen by others, withdraws and hides herself. The poem draws on this delicate association between the flower and feminine modesty.
- Author
- Mibu no Tadamine
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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Hitori nomi nagamuru yori wa ominaeshi
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