我のみやあはれと思はむきりぎりす
鳴く夕かげのやまとなでしこ
鳴く夕かげのやまとなでしこ
- Roma-ji
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Ware nomi ya aware to omowamu kirigirisu
naku yūkage no yamatonadeshiko - English Translation
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am I alone in this
to find such beauty moving?
crickets softly cry—
in the evening’s fading light
blooms the yamato-nadeshiko.
- Meaning
- Am I alone in finding it moving—the yamato-nadeshiko blooming in the evening light where crickets cry?
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Poems (Part One)
Composed for a poetry contest in the imperial court during the Kanpyō era.
The poem expresses regret at beholding alone the delicate beauty of the nadeshiko blooming in the autumn evening. It suggests that anyone who saw this scene would be equally moved.
"Kirigirisu" refers to what is now called a cricket, and "yamato-nadeshiko" is one of the seven autumn grasses.
- Author
- Sosei Hoshi
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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