手もたゆく植ゑしもしるく女郎花
色ゆゑ君が宿りぬるかな
色ゆゑ君が宿りぬるかな
- Roma-ji
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Te mo tayuku ueshi mo shiruku ominaeshi iro yue kimi ga yadorinuru kana
- English Translation
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Planting till my hands
grew weary, it has shown its worth;
maidenflowers,
it is for your colors that
my dear one has stayed the night.
- Meaning
- My labor in planting them until my hands were weary has clearly borne fruit: drawn by the colors of the maidenflowers, you have stayed the night.
- Commentary
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Book Three Autumn Poems 157
Headnote: "Topic unknown"
Drawn by the beauty of the maidenflowers the poet planted until his hands grew weary, a dear one has stayed the night at his house; the poem rejoices that the effort has been rewarded. In the color of the maidenflower, the poet sees a charm that holds people back.
First line, "te mo tayuku," means "until my hands grew weary," showing the labor of planting.
Second line, "ueshi mo shiruku," means "the planting has clearly paid off," with "shiruku" meaning clear or markedly effective.
Third line, "ominaeshi," continues the maidenflower of the preceding poem.
Fourth line, "iro yue kimi ga," means "because of the color, you." Whereas in the preceding poem the pampas grass beckoned to the maidenflowers, in this poem the maidenflowers draw a person near.
Final line, "yadorinuru kana," means "you have stayed the night," with "nuru," the attributive of the perfective auxiliary "nu," and "kana" as an exclamatory particle.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Shui Wakashu
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