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桜の花の咲けりけるを見にまうできたりける人によみて送りける | |||
Written and sent to a person who came to see the cherry blossoms that had bloomed | |||
躬恒 | |||
[[Ōshikōchi no Mitsune]] | |||
わがやどの花みがてらにくる人はちりなん後ぞ恋しかるべき | |||
{{PoemPair | {{PoemPair | ||
|orig= | |orig= | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
waga yado no | |||
hana mi gatera ni | |||
kuru hito wa | |||
chiri-nan nochi zo | |||
koishikaru-beki | |||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
|trans= | |trans= | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
To my garden | |||
The one who has only come | |||
To see the flowers | |||
After they have fallen | |||
I shall surely long for them. | |||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
;only come to see | |||
:The ''gatera'' suffix means that someone has come ostensibly to visit Mitsune, but that is only a pretext for their actual desire to see the flowers. | |||
Other sources: | Other sources: | ||
* ''[[Kokin waka rokujō]]'' | ''[[Wakan rōeishū]]'' | * ''[[Kokin waka rokujō]]'' | ''[[Wakan rōeishū]]'' | ||
* ''[[Kingyokushū]]'' | ''[[Sanjū rokunin sen]]'' | |||
== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
This is another poem at the close of the first volume that looks forward to the falling blossoms. It is a personally addressed poem, uncommon in the KKS. | |||
The translation above follows the interpretation of some scholars (including Katagiri), but there are a range of interpretations. Despite what a few commentators (such as Kagawa Kageki in ''Seigi'') say, it seems unlikely that the poem expresses true anger or annoyance at the visitor. Kubota(1937) may be right that this was composed in response to their farewell poem, and the possible tone of anger and annoyance would be a friendly jest rather than serious. The ''Shintaikei'' edition thinks this establishes a connection with the visitor over their shared appreciation for the flowers. | |||
Since the target of the last line is not specified, it is also possible for the feeling to refer to the visitor -- that is, "You will miss the flowers [me] when you no longer visit." This is a minority opinion but found in Takeoka and the ''Waka bungaku taikei'' (2023). Takeoka's explanation is more elaborate, drawing on the same ideas he has expressed in surrounding poems about the flower being a metaphor for a woman. In this case, the poem also takes on the meaning of "you should be paying more attention to my beautiful daughter." In Takeoka's reading, the ''gatera'' indicates annoyance that the visitor had to use a pretext to see the flowers when he should have just come with that sole purpose. This is an idiosyncratic interpretation that no other scholar seems to mention. | |||
The poem itself has been praised since the Heian period. In addition to its inclusion in the collections mentioned above, the ''Waka jittei'' assigned this poem to the ''yojo'' (extra feeling) category. Several Heian treatises pointed to this as the embodiment of how poetry should be, and a later source says that the poet Nōin named it as one of three poems used in the rites of veneration towards Hitomaro (the "god of poetry"). | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 5 August 2026
Text
桜の花の咲けりけるを見にまうできたりける人によみて送りける
Written and sent to a person who came to see the cherry blossoms that had bloomed
躬恒
わがやどの花みがてらにくる人はちりなん後ぞ恋しかるべき
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waga yado no |
To my garden |
Notes
- only come to see
- The gatera suffix means that someone has come ostensibly to visit Mitsune, but that is only a pretext for their actual desire to see the flowers.
Other sources:
Analysis
This is another poem at the close of the first volume that looks forward to the falling blossoms. It is a personally addressed poem, uncommon in the KKS.
The translation above follows the interpretation of some scholars (including Katagiri), but there are a range of interpretations. Despite what a few commentators (such as Kagawa Kageki in Seigi) say, it seems unlikely that the poem expresses true anger or annoyance at the visitor. Kubota(1937) may be right that this was composed in response to their farewell poem, and the possible tone of anger and annoyance would be a friendly jest rather than serious. The Shintaikei edition thinks this establishes a connection with the visitor over their shared appreciation for the flowers.
Since the target of the last line is not specified, it is also possible for the feeling to refer to the visitor -- that is, "You will miss the flowers [me] when you no longer visit." This is a minority opinion but found in Takeoka and the Waka bungaku taikei (2023). Takeoka's explanation is more elaborate, drawing on the same ideas he has expressed in surrounding poems about the flower being a metaphor for a woman. In this case, the poem also takes on the meaning of "you should be paying more attention to my beautiful daughter." In Takeoka's reading, the gatera indicates annoyance that the visitor had to use a pretext to see the flowers when he should have just come with that sole purpose. This is an idiosyncratic interpretation that no other scholar seems to mention.
The poem itself has been praised since the Heian period. In addition to its inclusion in the collections mentioned above, the Waka jittei assigned this poem to the yojo (extra feeling) category. Several Heian treatises pointed to this as the embodiment of how poetry should be, and a later source says that the poet Nōin named it as one of three poems used in the rites of veneration towards Hitomaro (the "god of poetry").
