ももくさの花のひもとく秋の野に
思ひたはれむ人なとがめそ
思ひたはれむ人なとがめそ
- Roma-ji
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Momokusa no hana no himotoku aki no no ni
omoi tawaremu hito na togame so - English Translation
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amid a hundred grasses
whose blossoms loose their cords wide
in autumn fields fair,
let my heart give way to longing—
let no one reproach me so.
- Meaning
- In the autumn field where countless grasses loosen their cords and bloom, let me give my heart over to feeling—let no one reproach me for it.
- Commentary
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Book Four Autumn Poems (Part One)
The opening of flowers is likened to the untying of cords, which also suggests the loosening of garments. It may evoke amorous imagery, implying a yielding to pleasure or emotion that the poet asks others not to condemn.
"Momokusa" means a great variety of grasses and flowers.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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