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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
;Mount Kurabu | |||
:The exact location is unknown, with a number of possibilities offered in both ancient and modern sources. The main function in this poem is to play on the word ''kurashi'' ("dark"). | |||
;Fragrant | |||
:The word ''niou'' can refer either to the brilliance of blossoms or their scent. Which meaning is intended in any particular poem can often be difficult to tell (possibly both meanings are meant). Almost everyone who provides a comment on this poem says it means "scent" here, with Takeoka offering a detailed analysis of Tsurayuki’s own use of the term. | |||
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Text
暗部山やまにてよめる
Read at Kurabu Mountain
貫之
梅の花匂ふ春べは暗部山闇に越れどしるくぞありける
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mume no hana |
In the time of spring |
Notes
- Mount Kurabu
- The exact location is unknown, with a number of possibilities offered in both ancient and modern sources. The main function in this poem is to play on the word kurashi ("dark").
- Fragrant
- The word niou can refer either to the brilliance of blossoms or their scent. Which meaning is intended in any particular poem can often be difficult to tell (possibly both meanings are meant). Almost everyone who provides a comment on this poem says it means "scent" here, with Takeoka offering a detailed analysis of Tsurayuki’s own use of the term.
Other sources:
