山里は冬ぞさびしさまさりける
人目も草もかれぬと思へば
人目も草もかれぬと思へば
- Roma-ji
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Yamazato wa fuyu zo sabishisa masarikeru
hitome mo kusa mo karenu to omoeba - English Translation
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in a mountain village
winter deepens the loneliness—
for when I think on it
no people come, and even
the grasses wither away
- Meaning
- In a mountain village, winter deepens the loneliness—for when I think on it, no one comes, and even the grasses wither away.
- Commentary
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Book Six Winter Poems
This poem was composed as a winter poem.
It is also included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
The scene depicts a mountain dwelling in winter, where fallen leaves and withered grasses spread across the landscape, intensifying the sense of desolation.
“Kare nu” carries a double meaning, referring both to people departing and to plants withering.
- Author
- Minamoto no Muneyuki
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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