紫のまだらのかづら花やかに
今日見し人に後恋ひむかも
今日見し人に後恋ひむかも
- Roma-ji
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Murasaki no madara no kazura hanayaka ni kyō mishi hito ni nochi koimu kamo
- English Translation
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Like a garland dyed
in dappled purple shades,
so radiant
was the one I saw today,
will I long for her hereafter
- Meaning
- Bright as a garland dappled in purple was the one I saw today; will I find myself longing for her later?
- Commentary
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Book Twelve Expressing Thoughts through Things 2993
Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Expressing Thoughts through Things"
The poet wonders whether a radiant person glimpsed today will later become the object of longing, foreshadowing love after a single glance. The bright introduction of a dappled purple garland conveys the vividness of the impression.
The poet is unknown. Book Twelve, titled the second part of "Love Poems Exchanged Old and New," gathers love poems by people whose names have not come down to us, arranged by category.
Line one, "murasaki no," means "purple."
Line two, "madara no kazura," is a dappled headdress, which with line one forms an introduction leading to "hanayaka ni," radiantly.
Line three, "hanayaka ni," means "radiantly."
Line four, "kyō mishi hito ni," means "the one I saw today."
Line five, "nochi koimu kamo," means "will I long for her later?", a premonition of love. Poems 3141 and 3160 in this book end with the same line.
- Author
- Unknown
- Source
- Manyoshu
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