降る雪はかつぞ消ぬらしあしびきの
山のたぎつ瀬音まさるなり
山のたぎつ瀬音まさるなり
- Roma-ji
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Furu yuki wa katsu zo kenurashi ashibiki no
yama no tagitsuse oto masaru nari - English Translation
-
the falling snow must
be melting even as it falls—
for from the mountain
the sound of rushing waters
grows ever louder now
- Meaning
- The falling snow must be melting as it falls—for the sound of the mountain torrent grows ever louder.
- Commentary
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Book Six Winter Poems
The poet hears the increased sound of the rushing stream and imagines that the falling snow is melting at once and flowing into the waters below.
The quiet image of falling snow is set against the forceful sound of the torrent, creating a contrast that lends the poem a somewhat reflective, reasoning tone.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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