Fuyukomori haru no ōno o yaku hito wa yaki taranekamo waga kokoro yaku

冬こもり春の大野を焼く人は
焼き足らねかも我が心焼く

Roma-ji: Fuyukomori haru no ōno o yaku hito wa yaki taranekamo waga kokoro yaku
English Translation: When winter is past
on the broad fields of springtime
the ones burning grass—
is their burning not enough?
they set my heart too aflame
Meaning: Those who burn the wide fields in spring—is burning the fields not enough for them? They set my heart ablaze as well.
Commentary: Book Seven Allegorical Poems 1336

Headnote: "On Grasses"
The poet asks whether those who burn the spring fields find it not enough to burn the fields, since they burn his heart as well. The fire that burns the grass of the fields is laid over the passion that consumes him, so the field-burning fire stands for the flame of love.
It is the first poem under the heading "On Grasses" in the Allegorical Poems section, and the poems on grasses continue through poem 1352. The word "burn" is repeated in the third and final lines, and the poem turns cleverly from burning the fields to burning the heart. The poet is unknown.

The first line, "When winter is past," renders "fuyukomori," a pillow word for "spring," from things hidden through winter that sprout again.
The second line, "on the broad fields of springtime," refers to wide open plains in spring.
The third line, "the ones burning grass," refers to the spring burning of withered grass to encourage new growth.
In the fourth line, the perfective "tarane" with "kamo" forms a question: "is it because their burning is not enough?" The poem pauses here.
The final line, "they set my heart too aflame," repeats the verb "burn" of the third line and turns the field fire into a heart burning with love.
Source: Manyoshu
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