吹く風も花のあたりは心せよ
今日をばつねの春とやは見る
今日をばつねの春とやは見る
- Roma-ji
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Fuku kaze mo hana no atari wa kokoro seyo kyō o ba tsune no haru to ya wa miru
- English Translation
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You the blowing wind,
near the blossoms, have a care
and mind how you go;
would you take this day as one
of the ordinary springs
- Meaning
- You too, blowing wind, take care around the blossoms. Would you regard today as just another day of spring?
- Commentary
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Book One Spring Poems 32
At a blossom viewing on a special occasion, the poet calls to the wind to be careful near the flowers. A strong awareness that today is a festive day unlike ordinary spring shows through, and it appears to be a poem composed at a noble's flower-viewing gathering.
The author, Nakamasa, is Minamoto no Nakamasa. A son of Minamoto no Yoritsuna and the father of Minamoto no Yorimasa, he was a warrior who also made his name as a poet.
First line, 'fuku kaze mo', uses mo, meaning the wind as well as people.
Second line, 'hana no atari wa', asks for care only in the vicinity of the flowers.
Third line, 'kokoro seyo', is a command to take care, and the poem breaks after the third line.
Fourth line, 'kyō o ba tsune no', contains tsune no haru, an ordinary spring.
Final line, 'haru to ya wa miru', uses the rhetorical ya wa: would you see it as ordinary? Surely not.
- Author
- Minamoto no Nakamasa
- Source
- Kinyo Wakashu
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