With the spring breeze peach and plum blossoms came forth,
In the autumn rains paulownia leaves fell to the ground…
(The Song of Endless Sorrow written by Bai Ju Yi)
Chapter 1. The Paulownia Court 桐壺
『桐』(paulownia) the meaning of the flower:「高尚」sublime /lofty
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It may have been because of a bond in a former life that she bore the emperor a beautiful son, a jewel beyond compare.
先の世にも御契りや深かりけむ、世になく清らなる玉の男御子さへ生まれたまひぬ。(original sentence)
A Bond (契り chigiri) 契り means (1) promise (2) bond between men and women (3) knot, and tie from a previous life.
Life (世 yo) 世 means (1) past, present, and future (usually used as the present) (2) society (3) era /the duration which an emperor governs his nation (4) nation /politics (5) life /longevity (6) gossip/ trend (8) lust (9) the relationship between men and women
Jewel (玉 tama) (1) beauty (2) jewel /beautiful stone (3) pearl (4) dew /tear
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