秋の野の花の名立てに女郎花
かりにのみ来ん人に折らるな
かりにのみ来ん人に折らるな
- Roma-ji
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Aki no no no hana no nadate ni ominaeshi kari ni nomi kon hito ni oraru na
- English Translation
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For the good name of
the flowers of autumn fields,
maidenflower,
do not let one who comes but
lightly, hunting, pluck you down.
- Meaning
- For the sake of the good name of the autumn flowers, maidenflower, do not let yourself be plucked by someone who comes only lightly, on a hunt.
- Commentary
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Book Three Autumn Poems 164
Headnote: "Topic unknown"
Lest it bring shame on all the flowers of the autumn fields, the poet warns the maidenflower not to be plucked by someone who comes only casually, in passing on a hunt. Likening the maidenflower to a woman, the poem wraps in wit the lesson not to give oneself to a fickle man.
First line, "aki no no no," the same words as the third line of the preceding poem, sets the scene on the autumn fields.
Second line, "hana no nadate ni," means "for it would sully the flowers' name."
Third line, "ominaeshi," is an address to the maidenflower.
Fourth line, "kari ni nomi kon," is a pivot word in which "kari" means both hunting and "for a while," meaning "one who will come only lightly, on the pretext of a hunt." It takes up "kari ni tote" from the preceding poem.
Final line, "hito ni oraru na," means "do not be plucked by such a person," with "raru" as a passive auxiliary and "na" as a prohibitive particle. Like "hito na te fure so" in 160 of this book, it seeks to keep people away from the maidenflower.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Shui Wakashu
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