Translation On snow falling Spring mist sweeps Through budding leaves, But in the village Where the snow fell The fallen flowers weep. Japanese Pronunciation きのつらゆき Ki no Tsurayuki 霞たち Kasumi tachi このめもはるの Ko no me mo haru no 雪ふれば Yuki fureba 花なきさとも Hana naki sato …
Read MoreKi no Tsurayuki, “Spring wind begins today” (Kokinshu #2)
Translation Composed on the First Day of Spring Spring wind Begins today: The frozen water melts, I cup my hands And wet my sleeves. Commentary Derived from a passage in the Book of Rites, one of the five Confucian classics, “In spring’s first month, an …
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