朝ごとにわが掃く宿の庭桜
花散るほどは手も触れで見む
花散るほどは手も触れで見む
- Roma-ji
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Asagoto ni waga haku yado no niwazakura hana chiru hodo wa te mo furede mimu
- English Translation
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Every morning
I sweep the garden of my house
where the cherry stands;
while its blossoms scatter down
I'll gaze, not lifting a hand.
- Meaning
- The garden cherry by the house I sweep each morning: while its blossoms are falling, I will gaze on them without laying a hand on them.
- Commentary
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Book One Spring Poems 61
Headnote: "Among the poems for the poetry contest of the Fujitsubo Consort in the reign of Engi"
Though the poet sweeps the garden every morning, while the cherry blossoms are falling the petals will be left where they lie, to be gazed upon untouched. The poem shows a heart that puts the flowers before the daily routine. According to the headnote, it is a poem from the poetry contest held by the Fujitsubo Consort in the Engi era of Emperor Daigo.
First line, "asagoto ni," means "every morning."
Second line, "waga haku yado no," means "of the house that I sweep."
Third line, "niwazakura," names the cherry blooming in the garden, a noun that carries on into the fourth line.
Fourth line, "hana chiru hodo wa," means "while the blossoms are falling."
Final line, "te mo furede mimu," with "de" as a negative conjunctive particle, means "I will look without touching them," expressing the charm of leaving fallen petals unswept.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Shui Wakashu
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