KKS 44 - Revision history

Fujiwaranoteika at 17:48, 15 June 2026

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			toshi wo he-te
			hana no kagami to
			naru mizu wa
			chiri-kakaru wo ya
			kumoru to iu ran
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			Through all the years
			The water that is a mirror
			For the flowers
			Shall we say that it "clouds"
			With the "dirt" of falling petals?
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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

			;clouds
			:''chirikakaru'' can be read as "dirt [on something]" or "[petals] falling down."

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	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==

			This poem is a pair with the previous one. [[KKS 43\|Poem 43]] focuses on the reflection of the plum blossoms in the water, while this poem is about the fallen blossoms. Opinions are divided on whether Ise is reading this on seeing the fallen blossoms on the lake, or merely imagining the scene. In any case, this is the first poem in the long group of plum blossom poems that deals with the falling petals. The uncertainty over whether the flowers have actually fallen or not makes it a suitable bridge to the remainder of the plum poems.

			There is no significant disagreement about the overall meaning: the crystal clear water, which acts as a mirror for the plum blossoms, will soon (or already does) have petals on it. Should we refer to this using the same term as we would for an old, dirtied mirror? [[Fujiwara no Kintō]] placed this poem in the "water" topic rather than the "plum" topic in his ''[[Wakan rōeishū]]'' collection, but the ''[[Kokin waka rokujō]]'' collection classifies this in the "flowers" section – both images are at the forefront of the poem.

			A number of commenters note the simple, unaffected construction of the poem: despite the wordplay, the poem does not feel artificial or technical. It creates a beautiful picture of the clear water, the reflected petals, and their delicate fall on the top of the water.

			Similar to the previous poem, if we take this one in its ''Ise Collection'' context, it can be seen as praise of the Emperor’s dwelling. In addition, the first line can take on a subtext of hope for a long life for the Emperor (or a long reign).

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	[[Category:Spring]]		[[Category:Spring]]
			[[Category:Plums]]

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	[Read on plum flowers blooming at the edge of water.]		(Read on plum flowers blooming at the edge of water.)

	~~[[[Ise]]]~~


	~~年をへて花のかゞみとなる水はちりかゝるをや曇といふらん~~

			([[Ise]])

			年を経て花の鏡となる水は散りかかるをや曇るといふらん

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== Text ==

[Read on plum flowers blooming at the edge of water.]

[[[Ise]]]

年をへて花のかゞみとなる水はちりかゝるをや曇といふらん

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== Notes ==

Other sources:

* ''[[Kokin waka rokujō]]'' | ''[[Wakan rōeishū]]''
* ''[[Sanjū rokunin sen]]'' | ''[[Teika hachidaishō]]''

== Analysis ==

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