霧深き朝の原の女郎花
心を寄せて見る人ぞ見る
心を寄せて見る人ぞ見る
- Roma-ji
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Kiri fukaki Ashita no hara no ominaeshi
kokoro o yosete miru hito zo miru - English Translation
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The maidenflowers
of Asa Field in the deep
mist of the morning:
only the one who has set
his heart on them ever sees
- Meaning
- The maidenflowers of Asa Field in the deep morning mist are seen only by one who has set his heart on them.
- Commentary
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Part Three: Agemaki
Kaoru's reply. He answers that these are not flowers for anyone to look at, and rebukes the lightness of Niou's interest. Even so, he was in the end to bring Niou to Uji and see him joined with Naka no Kimi.
Asa no hara is a poetic place name in Yamato, and asa also means morning. He takes over the maidenflowers, moves them to another field, and adds the condition of deep morning mist, so that they become flowers not easily seen. The repetition in "only one who sees, sees" presses the sense that they are for the qualified alone.
- Author
- Murasaki Shikibu
- Source
- Genji Monogatari
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