年ごとに咲きそふ宿の桜花
なほ行く末の春ぞゆかしき
なほ行く末の春ぞゆかしき
- Roma-ji
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Toshigoto ni sakisou yado no sakurabana nao yukusue no haru zo yukashiki
- English Translation
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Year after year now
blooming ever more and more,
this dwelling's cherries;
all the more for springs to come
do I long to see them bloom
- Meaning
- The cherry blossoms of this house bloom more abundantly every year; all the more do I long to see the springs that are yet to come.
- Commentary
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Book One Spring Poems 34
Seeing in the cherries that bloom more profusely each year the growing prosperity of the house, the poet praises them and longs all the more to see springs to come. Following the previous poem, it is a celebratory poem joining blossoms with a family's flourishing.
First line, 'toshigoto ni', is the same opening as poem 10, referring to repetition year after year.
Second line, 'sakisou yado no', uses sakisou, to bloom ever more, overlaid with the house's prosperity increasing year by year.
Third line, 'sakurabana', states the theme.
Fourth line, 'nao yukusue no', uses yukusue, the future, what lies ahead.
Final line, 'haru zo yukashiki', pairs zo with the attributive yukashiki, a strong longing to see the springs to come.
- Source
- Kinyo Wakashu
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