今さらに春を忘るる花もあらじ
安く待ちつつ今日も暮らさん
安く待ちつつ今日も暮らさん
- Roma-ji
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Imasara ni haru o wasururu hana mo araji yasuku machitsutsu kyō mo kurasan
- English Translation
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At this late a date,
no flower would forget the spring,
surely there is none:
calmly then I'll wait for them,
and spend this day as well.
- Meaning
- Surely no blossom would forget the spring at this late date. So I will wait at ease, and pass this day as well.
- Commentary
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Spring Poems 58
Headnote: "Waiting for the blossoms"
The topic is waiting for the blossoms, and four poems follow on it. Telling himself that blossoms which never fail to bloom each spring will hardly forget it now, the poet resolves to wait calmly and pass another day without fretting.
In trying to steady an impatient heart through trust in the blossoms, the poem shows the endearing earnestness of someone waiting for flowers.
First line, “imasara ni”: at this late date.
Second line, “haru o wasururu”: forgetting that spring has come, personifying the blossoms.
Third line, “hana mo araji”: ji expresses negative conjecture, surely there is no such flower, with a break after the third line and an extra syllable.
Fourth line, “yasuku machitsutsu”: waiting with a calm heart.
Fifth line, “kyō mo kurasan”: n expresses intention, I shall spend today too, closing the poem.
- Author
- Saigyō
- Source
- Sankashu
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