雪ふりて人もかよはぬ道なれや
あとはかもなく思ひ消ゆらむ
あとはかもなく思ひ消ゆらむ
- Roma-ji
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Yuki furite hito mo kayowanu michi nare ya
atohaka mo naku omoi kiyuramu - English Translation
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snow falling deep
on a road where no one comes
or passes at all—
is it for that very reason
that even my thoughts fade away
- Meaning
- Because snow has fallen and no one passes along this road, even my thoughts seem to fade away.
- Commentary
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Book Six Winter Poems
This poem was composed upon seeing snow fallen deep.
It uses the associated word “to vanish” (kiyu), linked with snow.
The loneliness felt in the cold snow must sink all the more deeply into the heart, and one can sympathize with the poet’s sinking mood.
- Author
- Oshikochi no Mitsune
- Source
- Kokin Wakashu
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