常よりものどけかりつる春なれど
今日の暮るるは飽かずぞありける
今日の暮るるは飽かずぞありける
- Roma-ji
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Tsune yori mo nodokekaritsuru haru naredo kyō no kururu wa akazu zo arikeru
- English Translation
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Even more than usual
it has been a leisurely
springtime, and yet still
as this day draws to its close
I cannot have my fill of it.
- Meaning
- Spring has been more leisurely than in other years, yet as this last day draws to a close, I still cannot have enough of it.
- Commentary
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Book One Spring Poems 78
Headnote: "On the last day of the month in a year with an intercalary third month"
Though spring was longer and more leisurely than usual because of the intercalary month, the poet still finds it hard to let go as the last day of spring draws to its close. This poem of regret for spring brings the book to an end. According to the headnote, it was composed on the last day of the month in a year that had an intercalary third month.
The author, written as Mitsune, is Ōshikōchi no Mitsune. One of the compilers of the Kokinshū, he was ranked alongside Ki no Tsurayuki and is counted among the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets.
First line, "tsune yori mo," means "more than in other years," indicating that spring was long because of the intercalary month.
Second line, "nodokekaritsuru," means "that has been so calm and leisurely."
Third line, "haru naredo," with "do" expressing concession.
Fourth line, "kyō no kururu wa," refers to today, the last day of spring, drawing to its close. Whereas poem 1, at the head of the book, sang of "this morning" at spring's beginning, this poem sings of the evening of spring's last day, closing the book with morning and dusk.
Final line, "akazu zo arikeru," closes in the attributive "keru" in response to "zo," expressing reluctance to part.
- Author
- Oshikochi no Mitsune
- Source
- Shui Wakashu
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