ふるさとの野辺見にゆくといふめるを
いざもろともに若菜摘みてん
いざもろともに若菜摘みてん
- Roma-ji
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Furusato no nobe mi ni yuku to iu meru o iza morotomo ni wakana tsumiten
- English Translation
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To the old home's fields
they are going out to see,
or so it seems, then—
come, together, side by side
let us pick the young greens there
- Meaning
- It seems they are going to see the meadows of our old home. Come, let us go together and gather young greens.
- Commentary
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Book One Spring Poems I 10
Headnote: "When a Day of the Rat outing was planned at the Uda-in, on inviting the Prince Minister of Ceremonial."
When a Day of the Rat outing was arranged at the Uda-in, the poet invited his brother, the Prince Minister of Ceremonial. He warmly calls on him to go together to the meadows of their father's residence and gather young greens.
According to the headnote, he composed this to invite the Prince Minister of Ceremonial when the outing was to be held at the Uda-in. The Uda-in was Emperor Uda's residence, and thus the poet's father's home.
The poet, written as "Yukiakira Kiō," is Prince Yukiakira. He was a son of Emperor Uda, and the text's spelling appears to be an error for "Prince."
The first line, "To the old home's fields," refers to a once-familiar place, here the Uda-in.
The second line, "they are going out to see," tells of going to the meadows for the Day of the Rat.
In the third line, "meru" is the attributive of the inferential "meri," meaning "so it seems," indicating what he has heard.
The fourth line, "come, together, side by side," invites his companion. Whereas the preceding poem, 9, laments being left behind, this one urges going together, creating a contrast.
In the last line, "ten" expresses firm intention: let us surely pick the greens together.
- Author
- Prince Yukiakira
- Source
- Gosen Wakashu
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