袖垂れていざわが園に鶯の
木伝ひ散らす梅の花見む
木伝ひ散らす梅の花見む
- Roma-ji
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Sode tarete iza waga sono ni uguisu no kozutai chirasu ume no hana mimu
- English Translation
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With our sleeves hanging,
come, let us go to my garden,
where the warbler flits
from bough to bough, scattering
the plum blossoms, and look on.
- Meaning
- Let us stroll at ease, sleeves hanging loose, into my garden and watch the plum blossoms the warbler scatters as it hops from branch to branch.
- Commentary
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Book One Spring Poems 28
Headnote: "Topic unknown"
The poem invites one to step out into the garden at ease, sleeves hanging loose, to watch the plum blossoms scattered by a warbler hopping from branch to branch. It sings of the spring pairing of warbler and plum in a relaxed, inviting tone.
First line, "sode tarete," means "letting the sleeves hang down," that is, in a relaxed manner.
Second line, "iza waga sono ni," with "iza" as a word of invitation, calls out to go into one's own garden.
Third line, "uguisu no," presents the warbler as the one scattering the flowers.
Fourth line, "kozutai chirasu," means the warbler scatters the plum blossoms as it moves from branch to branch.
Final line, "ume no hana mimu," with "mu" expressing intention, answers the "iza" of the second line.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Shui Wakashu
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