今日暮れぬ明日も来て見む桜花
心して吹け春の山風
心して吹け春の山風
- Roma-ji
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Kyō kurenu asu mo kite mimu sakurabana kokoro shite fuke haru no yamakaze
- English Translation
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Now the day is done;
I will come again tomorrow
to see the cherries;
take good care in how you blow,
you mountain winds of spring
- Meaning
- Today has come to an end, and tomorrow too I will come to see the cherry blossoms; so blow with care, you mountain wind of spring.
- Commentary
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Book One Spring Poems 44
Reluctantly going home at nightfall, the poet means to come again tomorrow and asks the mountain wind not to scatter the blossoms before then. Like poem 32, it asks the wind to show consideration.
First line, 'kyō kurenu', means today has ended, and the poem breaks after the first line.
Second line, 'asu mo kite mimu', uses mu as the volitional auxiliary.
Third line, 'sakurabana', names what is to be seen.
Fourth line, 'kokoro shite fuke', commands the wind to blow carefully, the same idea as 'have a care' in poem 32.
Final line, 'haru no yamakaze', ends by calling to the wind.
- Source
- Kinyo Wakashu
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