KKS 57
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桜の花のもとにて、年の老いぬることを歎きてよめる
Under the cherry blossoms, he lamented his age and read this
紀友則
色も香も同じ昔にさくらめど年ふる人ぞあらたまりける
|
iro mo ka mo |
In color and scent |
Notes
- They seem to bloom now
- This line is the subject of a fair amount of commentary. Most commentators accept that the line is hiding sakura (cherry blossoms), and that the unusual phrasing of the line may even have been forced to create that word. This latter analysis is based on the difficulty of explaining what "seem to bloom" actually means. According to Shinzenshū, this is used because Tomonori does not visit the tree every year. Takeoka says it makes the poetic expression feel more real.
- Changing into something new
- Although this word is often associated with the spring renewal of life, here it indicates the "replacement" of the younger Tomonori by an older person, or perhaps specifically to "new" things like white hair or wrinkles.
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