| The poem that Hana recites in the first episode is Miyazawa Kenji's Haru to Shura. Source: https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000081/files/1058_15403.html  Specifically, the lines of the poem she recites are: 心象のはひいろはがねから あけびのつるはくもにからまり のばらのやぶや腐植の湿地 いちめんのいちめんの諂曲模様 （正午の管楽がくよりもしげく 琥珀のかけらがそそぐとき） いかりのにがさまた青さ 四月の気層のひかりの底を 唾きし はぎしりゆききする おれはひとりの修羅なのだ shinshou no hahi iro hagane kara akebi no tsuru wa kumo ni karamari nobara no yabu ya fushoku no shicchi ichi men no ichi men no tengoku moyou （shougo no kuwan gaku yori mo shigeku kohaku no kakera ga sosogu toki） ikari no nigasa mata aosa shigatsu no kisou no hikari no soko wo tsuba kishi hagishiri yuki kisuru ore wa hitori no shura nanoda From the gray steel of my mental state Akebia vines entangled in clouds Thickets of wild roses and humus wetlands All around, all around, pandering will More frequent than the wind instruments of noon amber fragments rain down at this hour The bitterness and blueness of rage At the bottom of the light of April's layers of air I spit, grind my teeth, pacing to and fro For I am the one and only Asura What are your thoughts on the meaning and significance of the poem to both Hana as a character, as well as the story being called "Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku" which translates to: "Flowers Bloom, like Asura"? In Buddhism, which strongly influenced Miyazawa Kenji and his works, Asura (阿修羅) are protectors of the Buddha and his teachings. |
YuukiTheFlashJan 7, 6:21 PM
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