ひとりのみながむるよりは女郎花
わが住むやどにうゑて見ましを
わが住むやどにうゑて見ましを
- Roma-ji
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Hitori nomi nagamuru yori wa ominaeshi
waga sumu yado ni uete mimashi o - English Translation
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Rather than alone
gazing on you in longing,
maidenflower fair,
I would that I might plant you
within the dwelling where I live.
- Meaning
- Rather than gazing alone in longing, maidenflower, I would wish to transplant you into the dwelling where I live.
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Poems (Part One)
Composed and presented at the maidenflower contest held at the Suzaku-in.
Though it speaks of wishing to transplant the maidenflower to one’s own dwelling, it suggests a longing for a woman: rather than gazing in solitary yearning, the poet wishes to bring her into his own home. The auxiliary "mashi" in "mimashi o" indicates a hypothetical, unrealizable wish.
- Author
- Mibu no Tadamine
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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