Hyakunin Isshu Oracle

No.35 紀貫之「人はいさ 心も知らず ふるさとは 花ぞ昔の 香に匂ひける」

人はいさ 心も知らず ふるさとは 花ぞ昔の 香に匂ひける

紀貫之

the people have changed — the blossom smells the same

the people have changed — the blossom smells the same

キーワードKeywords

Plum ScentOld HomeChanged PeopleUnchanged SmellReturn
Nature/Seasons Spring

紀貫之Ki no Tsurayuki — No. 35 官人Official

The central compiler of the Kokinshū and author of its preface and of the Tosa Diary, who raised waka to a serious art.

ひとはいさ こころもしらず ふるさとは はなぞむかしの かににほひける

Hito wa isa Kokoro mo shirazu Furusato wa Hana zo mukashi no Ka ni nioi keru

現代語訳Modern Japanese

コンセプトConcept

情景The Scene

He goes back after years. The people are polite and different; he cannot tell what they feel about him now. Then the plum by the gate — exactly the same smell as before, unbothered, decisive.

日本の美意識Japanese Aesthetic

Nagori (Traces That Linger)

Scent is the sense with the shortest path to memory, so it makes the best witness. When you want the past to arrive intact, choose the channel that has not been renovated.