KKS 78 - Revision history

Fujiwaranoteika at 18:37, 14 September 2026

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	This is an example of a "private" poem, relatively uncommon in the KKS. Commentators differ on exactly what the message is supposed to communicate to the addressee, however.		This is an example of a "private" poem, relatively uncommon in the KKS. Commentators differ on exactly what the message is supposed to communicate to the addressee, however.

	There is general agreement that this is inviting the addressee to come back.		There is general agreement that this is inviting the addressee to come back, expressing this wish indirectly through the request that the flowers wait just one more day. Kubota(1937) sees the poem as angry, and thinks the addressee would have felt chastened. This seems to be a minority view though, with most other commenters seeing it as a more elegant invitation. There are differences on small details, like whether the flower sent with the letter is showing signs of fading, or whether the message is sent right after the person leaves or later. But on the whole the expression seems clear.

			Katagiri thinks that the wording of the prose preface and the expression of the poem are meant to suggest a romantic affair, with Tsurayuki taking the post of the "flower" (the woman) waiting for a man to return who she has only "seen" (i.e. had sex with) once. Such a pose would not be unusual for Tsurayuki, and other such homosocial poetry exchanges between men can be found throughout the Heian period.

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Fujiwaranoteika at 18:07, 11 September 2026

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	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==

			This is an example of a "private" poem, relatively uncommon in the KKS. Commentators differ on exactly what the message is supposed to communicate to the addressee, however.

			There is general agreement that this is inviting the addressee to come back.

	[[KKS 77\|Previous poem]] \| [[KKS 79\|Next poem]]		[[KKS 77\|Previous poem]] \| [[KKS 79\|Next poem]]

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

Fujiwaranoteika at 18:04, 11 September 2026

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

			;someone he knew
			:The phrasing is used in love poetry to mean someone who the poet had a romantic relationship with. However, here it probably just means a friend -- it would be unusual for the woman to visit the man.

	~~Other sources~~:		;attached to a flower
			:This was a common practice in the period for all kinds of letters and poems.

	== Analysis ==		== Analysis ==

Fujiwaranoteika: Created page with "Previous poem | Next poem == Text == 逢知れりける人のまうできて、帰りにける後のちに、よみて花にさしてつかはしける　 Someone he knew visited, and then after they left, he composed this and sent with a flower attached. つらゆき Ki no Tsurayuki ひとめみし君もやくると桜花けふは待ちみてちらばちらなん {{PoemPair |orig= hitome mi-shi kimi mo ya k..."

2026-09-11T15:36:28Z

Created page with "Previous poem | Next poem == Text == 逢知れりける人のまうできて、帰りにける<ruby>後<rt>のち</rt></ruby>に、よみて花にさしてつかはしける　 Someone he knew visited, and then after they left, he composed this and sent with a flower attached. つらゆき Ki no Tsurayuki ひとめみし君もやくると桜花けふは待ちみてちらばちらなん {{PoemPair |orig= <poem> hitome mi-shi kimi mo ya k..."

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== Text ==

逢知れりける人のまうできて、帰りにける<ruby>後<rt>のち</rt></ruby>に、よみて花にさしてつかはしける　

Someone he knew visited, and then after they left, he composed this and sent with a flower attached.

つらゆき

[[Ki no Tsurayuki]]

ひとめみし君もやくると桜花けふは待ちみてちらばちらなん

{{PoemPair
|orig=
<poem>
hitome mi-shi
kimi mo ya kuru to
sakurabana
kyō wa machi-mi-te
chira-ba chira-nan

</poem>

|trans=
<poem>
Only glimpsed briefly,
You will perhaps visit,
So cherry blossoms,
Try waiting for today
Then if you will fall, fall.
</poem>
}}

== Notes ==

Other sources:

== Analysis ==

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