Furusato o wakarete sakeru kiku no hana tabi nagara koso niou beranare - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

古里を別れて咲ける菊の花
旅ながらこそにほふべらなれ

Roma-ji: Furusato o wakarete sakeru kiku no hana tabi nagara koso niou beranare
English Translation: Parted from its home,
the chrysanthemum flower
that blooms here now
seems to shine in all its glory
though still upon its journey
Meaning: The chrysanthemum flower that blooms here, parted from its old home, seems to shine in all its glory even while still on its journey.
Commentary: Book Seven Autumn Poems III 399

Headnote: "On transplanting chrysanthemums from elsewhere."
The poet says that the chrysanthemum blooming here, parted from its old home, seems to shine in all its glory though still a traveler. Likening the transplanted flower to a traveler, it cherishes the way it blooms beautifully even in unfamiliar ground.
According to the headnote, it was composed on transplanting chrysanthemums from somewhere else. It follows the two poems before it in singing of chrysanthemums.
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us. The text gives the poet as "yomibito mo," which is treated here as "anonymous."

The first line, "Furusato o," means "from its old home."
The second line, "wakarete sakeru," means "blooming apart from it."
The third line, "kiku no hana," means "the chrysanthemum flower," the same words as the first line of 397 of this book.
The fourth line, "tabi nagara koso," means "even while on its journey," likening the transplanted flower to a traveler. "Koso" is an emphatic particle.
In the last line, "beranari" expresses conjecture: "it seems to bloom radiantly." "Koso" in the fourth line and the realis "beranare" form a kakarimusubi pattern.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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