KKS 53 - Revision history

Jchristo at 19:27, 6 November 2025

2025-11-06T19:27:03Z

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	;Nagisa Residence		;Nagisa Residence
	:Near modern-day Osaka's Nagisahon-machi, on the Yodo river. According to the ''Ise ~~monogatari~~'' this was a residence of Prince Koretaka.		:Near modern-day Osaka's Nagisahon-machi, on the Yodo river. According to the ''Tales of Ise'' this was a residence of Prince Koretaka. The ''Tosa Diary'' also indicates that Koretaka and Narihira were together for this poem. [[KKS 418]] and [[KKS 884]] mention Narihira in attendance on Koretaka so there is no major reason to doubt that applies here as well.

	;Did not exist at all		;Did not exist at all
	:A number of manuscripts of the KKS, as well as some versions of the poem in alternate sources, reads ''saka-zara-ba'' "did not bloom at all." Because this is it the version of the poem in Ki no Tsuyaruki's ''Tosa Diary,'' some scholars have suggested this is a better reading (on aesthetic grounds as well). But Katagiri notes that Tsurayuki's ''Shinsen waka'' reads "exist" instead of "bloom," so it's difficult to say on the current evidence which reading is the original one.		:A number of manuscripts of the KKS, as well as some versions of the poem in alternate sources, reads ''saka-zara-ba'' "did not bloom at all." Because this is it the version of the poem in Ki no Tsuyaruki's ''Tosa Diary,'' some scholars have suggested this is a better reading (on aesthetic grounds as well). But Katagiri notes that Tsurayuki's ''Shinsen waka'' reads "exist" instead of "bloom," so it's difficult to say on the current evidence which reading is the original one.

	;The hearts of spring season		;The hearts of spring season
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			Broadly speaking this poem has two lines of interpretation -- one that focuses on the poem itself, and another that interprets it in the ''Tales of Ise'' context.


			The other line of interpretation involves Prince Koretaka. The ''Tosa Diary'' says that this poem was composed when Narihira was "in attendance on Prince Koretaka," and section 82 of the ''Tales of Ise'' puts this poem in a larger context involving a trip to the Nagisa Villa. Neither of these sources indicate any explicit secondary meaning for the poem. However, Koretaka was displaced in the line of succession by his younger brother Korehito. Korehito was the grandson of Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, and the overwhelming political power of Yoshifusa resulted in this appointment. Because of this background, and the placement of this poem immediately after [[KKS 52]] (in which Yoshifusa praises his daughter's position as Empress and the glory of his family), many commenters have read a political meaning into this poem.


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Jchristo at 19:07, 6 November 2025

2025-11-06T19:07:17Z

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	Lord Ariwara no Narihira		Lord Ariwara no Narihira

	yo no naka ni		yo no naka ni In this world
	taete sakura no		taete sakura no If cherry blossoms did not
	nakari-se-ba		nakari-se-ba Exist at all
	haru no kokoro wa		haru no kokoro wa The hearts of spring season
	nodokekara-mashi		nodokekara-mashi Would be tranquility.

	[[古来風体抄\|Korai Futeisho]] \| [[三十六人撰\|Sanjurokunin-sen]] \| [[九品和歌\|Kuhin waka]]		[[古来風体抄\|Korai Futeisho]] \| [[三十六人撰\|Sanjurokunin-sen]] \| [[九品和歌\|Kuhin waka]]

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			;Nagisa Residence
			:Near modern-day Osaka's Nagisahon-machi, on the Yodo river. According to the ''Ise monogatari'' this was a residence of Prince Koretaka.

			;Did not exist at all
			:A number of manuscripts of the KKS, as well as some versions of the poem in alternate sources, reads ''saka-zara-ba'' "did not bloom at all." Because this is it the version of the poem in Ki no Tsuyaruki's ''Tosa Diary,'' some scholars have suggested this is a better reading (on aesthetic grounds as well). But Katagiri notes that Tsurayuki's ''Shinsen waka'' reads "exist" instead of "bloom," so it's difficult to say on the current evidence which reading is the original one.

			;The hearts of spring season
			:The expression ''haru no kokoro'' may refer to the feelings of people towards (or in) spring, the nature of spring itself, or some combination of both.

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Jchristo at 18:56, 6 November 2025

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