Shimazaki Toson 島崎藤村
poet · novelist · Meiji–Showa Japan · 1872–1943
A poet and novelist whose collection Wakanashu opened the door to modern Japanese poetry.
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When I saw your hair, just newly swept up, under the apple tree, the flowered comb you wore in front made me think you were yourself in flower.
まだあげ初めし前髪の
林檎のもとに見えしとき
前にさしたる花櫛の
花ある君と思ひけり"First Love" (Hatsukoi), in the collection Wakanashu
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