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= Translation = | |||
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yamazakura The mountain cherries | |||
waga mi ni kure-ba I have come here to see | |||
harukasumi And the spring haze | |||
mine ni mo o ni mo On both the foot and the peak | |||
tachi-kakushi-tsutsu Keeps rising to hide them. | |||
;Mountain cherries | |||
:These are simply cherry trees in the mountains, not a particular type of tree. | |||
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This poem combines the spring images of the cherry blossoms and the haze -- as in the previous poem, we are concerned with the early blooming mountain cherries. The poem has an accusatory tone. Despite the lack of any explicit emotional words, the annoyance of the poet at not being able to clearly see the cherry blossoms comes through, especially in the final ''tsutsu'' which suggests that this has happened more than once. Katagiri says that the first two lines are also directed towards the cherries in annoyance, suggesting they are participating in the problem. He links this to a kind of "wandering around aimlessly in nature" poem that is found in mid-Heian era poetry. | |||
The use of ''waga'' before a verb in the second line represents a style older than that of the early 10th century, indicating that this fits with the so-called "anonymous poet era" of the 9th century. | |||
There is a close relation with this poem and the previous one: they are both anonymous poems on mountain cherries, and both contain a first-person pronoun that accentuates the role of the speaker in the scene. | |||
= Original text = | |||
山桜わが見に来れば春霞峰にも尾にも立ち隠しつつ | |||
* Takeoka notes that 山桜 is written without voicing in the 万葉集, but he thinks there is insufficient evidence to change the traditional voiced やまざすら reading. | * Takeoka notes that 山桜 is written without voicing in the 万葉集, but he thinks there is insufficient evidence to change the traditional voiced やまざすら reading. | ||
* Takeoka also reads 春霞 unvoiced. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 1 November 2025
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Translation
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[Poet unknown]
yamazakura The mountain cherries waga mi ni kure-ba I have come here to see harukasumi And the spring haze mine ni mo o ni mo On both the foot and the peak tachi-kakushi-tsutsu Keeps rising to hide them.
- Mountain cherries
- These are simply cherry trees in the mountains, not a particular type of tree.
--
This poem combines the spring images of the cherry blossoms and the haze -- as in the previous poem, we are concerned with the early blooming mountain cherries. The poem has an accusatory tone. Despite the lack of any explicit emotional words, the annoyance of the poet at not being able to clearly see the cherry blossoms comes through, especially in the final tsutsu which suggests that this has happened more than once. Katagiri says that the first two lines are also directed towards the cherries in annoyance, suggesting they are participating in the problem. He links this to a kind of "wandering around aimlessly in nature" poem that is found in mid-Heian era poetry.
The use of waga before a verb in the second line represents a style older than that of the early 10th century, indicating that this fits with the so-called "anonymous poet era" of the 9th century.
There is a close relation with this poem and the previous one: they are both anonymous poems on mountain cherries, and both contain a first-person pronoun that accentuates the role of the speaker in the scene.
Original text
山桜わが見に来れば春霞峰にも尾にも立ち隠しつつ
- Takeoka notes that 山桜 is written without voicing in the 万葉集, but he thinks there is insufficient evidence to change the traditional voiced やまざすら reading.
- Takeoka also reads 春霞 unvoiced.
