[Picture Book Fukujuso] (6) Rapeseed / Ebine / Baren / Poppy
Rapeseed (Nanohana) - Rapeseed
Yuntai (Brassica rapa) - "Bencao"
The rapeseed flowers are pale in color, so on the mountain rose,
My heart lingers on the yellow butterflies.
Jusanmi Kinmichi-ko
* "Yuntai" refers to rapeseed. The kanji "Yuntai" means rapeseed.
* "Hana" (芲) means flower.
* "Yamabuki" is Japanese rose.
* "Chou-chou" means butterflies.
* "Jusanmi Kinmichi-ko" refers to the mid-Edo period court noble, Kinmichi Saionji (or Oogimachi). Lord Oogimachi Jusanmi Kinmichi.
Ebine (Calanthe discolor) - Kei
If it does not open, are the butterflies dancing? Ebine grass.
From the blooming of the flower, deep purple
* "Chiyau kamaheriya" might mean "are the butterflies dancing?" I may be misreading it.
Baren (Iris) - Barin
Reijitsu - "Bencao"
Blooming and scattering, it is this time again, the Baren of the reeds.
* "Barin" is Iris. Reference: "Wakan Sansai Zue General Index ( Iris )" (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
* "Sakite chiru mata kono goro ya shino baren" might be a pun on "blooming and scattering at this time" and "longing for (shinobaren) the Baren flower".
Poppy (Bijin-so) - Hinageshi
Reishun - "Bencao"
"Gosen-i-kyoku"
Poppy, when an unreasonable guest picks it,
The master looks like he has a displeased face.
Mitsunaga
* "Rifujin kyaku ga ori toreba futeishu kao ni miyuru nushi kana" might mean "When an unreasonable guest picks it, the master looks like he has a displeased face."
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Author's Note: ● indicates characters that could not be deciphered, and □ indicates kanji that cannot be displayed on a computer.
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