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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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:There is some disagreement on exactly what "scatter" means applied to the poet -- the main theories are "die", "retreat from the world", or "leave Urin'in temple." See the Analysis section for how these ideas affect the overall reading of the poem. | |||
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== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
Similar in expression to [[KKS 71|poem 71]], | Similar in expression to [[KKS 71|poem 71]], this poem contrasts the longevity of humans vs. the quick scattering of flowers. Commentators have difficulty explaining exactly what the feeling of the poet is, however, and their opinions color their opinion about what the word "scatter" means as applied to the poet (see above). Kubota(1937) saw aesthetics as the main focus of the poem, contrasting the elegant and aesthetically appropriate cherry blossoms with the inappropriate ugliness of human old age. This is in contrast to other scholars who see the final lines as literal, that the poet does not want others to see him in an old and decrepit state. | ||
''Seigi'' and Kaneko(1927) both assumed this poem must be tied to some specific incident in the poet's life, although (unless you accept ''Seigi'' 's authorship attribution) there is no way to know exactly what that might have been. There also does not seem to be any particularly good reason to avoid interpreting "scatter" as "die". | |||
Takeoka pointed to the multiple -nu suffixes showing completion, and the rhythm of the poem itself along with the strong statement of decision, having a somewhat similar feel to the previous poem. | |||
MYS 10.1855 is a precursor to this poem: | |||
{{Quote|桜花時は過ぎねど見る人の恋ふる盛りと今し散るらむ}} | |||
Finally, there is some question over the authorship of this poem. It appears in the poetry collection of [[Sosei]] and a few manuscripts and alternate sources of this poem also attribute it to Sosei. Keichū (''Yozaishō'') supported Sosei's authorship, assuming that there was no reason for Zōku's two poems to be separated and that someone must have accidentally written Zōku because of the similarity in prose preface between this poem and [[poem 75|KKS 75]]. ''Seigi'' used a long note to show this poem was actually by a brother of Sosei's. But neither explanation is airtight, and the ''Sosei collection'' is a later compilation that may have drawn on sources already incorrectly attributing this poem to Sosei. | |||
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雲林院にて桜の花をよめる
Read on the cherry blossoms at Urin'in Temple
承均法師
Priest Zōku
いざ桜我も散りなん一盛りありなば人にうきめみえなん
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iza sakura |
Come, cherry blossoms |
Notes
- scatter
- There is some disagreement on exactly what "scatter" means applied to the poet -- the main theories are "die", "retreat from the world", or "leave Urin'in temple." See the Analysis section for how these ideas affect the overall reading of the poem.
Other sources:
Analysis
Similar in expression to poem 71, this poem contrasts the longevity of humans vs. the quick scattering of flowers. Commentators have difficulty explaining exactly what the feeling of the poet is, however, and their opinions color their opinion about what the word "scatter" means as applied to the poet (see above). Kubota(1937) saw aesthetics as the main focus of the poem, contrasting the elegant and aesthetically appropriate cherry blossoms with the inappropriate ugliness of human old age. This is in contrast to other scholars who see the final lines as literal, that the poet does not want others to see him in an old and decrepit state.
Seigi and Kaneko(1927) both assumed this poem must be tied to some specific incident in the poet's life, although (unless you accept Seigi 's authorship attribution) there is no way to know exactly what that might have been. There also does not seem to be any particularly good reason to avoid interpreting "scatter" as "die".
Takeoka pointed to the multiple -nu suffixes showing completion, and the rhythm of the poem itself along with the strong statement of decision, having a somewhat similar feel to the previous poem.
MYS 10.1855 is a precursor to this poem:
桜花時は過ぎねど見る人の恋ふる盛りと今し散るらむ
Finally, there is some question over the authorship of this poem. It appears in the poetry collection of Sosei and a few manuscripts and alternate sources of this poem also attribute it to Sosei. Keichū (Yozaishō) supported Sosei's authorship, assuming that there was no reason for Zōku's two poems to be separated and that someone must have accidentally written Zōku because of the similarity in prose preface between this poem and KKS 75. Seigi used a long note to show this poem was actually by a brother of Sosei's. But neither explanation is airtight, and the Sosei collection is a later compilation that may have drawn on sources already incorrectly attributing this poem to Sosei.
