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▶ ephemeral nature of the human world ▶ transience of life ▶ [lit] dew on onion leaves (i.e. tears that mourn a death) |
2. | A 2022-03-05 01:02:16 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | Koj, Daijr/s, Unidic 薤露 904 |
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Comments: | An attempt. |
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Diff: | @@ -12 +12,3 @@ -<gloss>Dew on onion leaves: (metaphorically) the transience of life. Hence: dirge, funeral song</gloss> +<gloss>ephemeral nature of the human world</gloss> +<gloss>transience of life</gloss> +<gloss g_type="lit">dew on onion leaves (i.e. tears that mourn a death)</gloss> |
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1. | A* 2022-02-25 01:54:31 Edwina Palmer <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | 『薤露行』(かいろこう) Title of a novella by Natsume Sōseki; trans. 'The Dirge' |