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| - | * plum, peach and cherry blossoms: first two held in high regards by Chinese as signs of eternity; latter one on one hand has to do with vanity and death, and on the other hand with the Japanese trying to establish their cultural independence. | + | ===源氏=== |
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| - | * Legend has it that the rat was first because he hitched a ride on the ox who was in the lead, but jumped off the ox and became the first animal of the zodiac. (According to [[http:// | + | |
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| + | * {{ruby|橘|たちばな}}の{{ruby|香|か}}をなつかしみほととぎす・{{ruby|花散る里|はなちるさと}}をたづねてぞとふ | ||
| + | * From Chapter 11 (which is named {{ruby|花散里|はなちるさと}}) | ||
| + | * Looking for the scent of the mandarin orange, which evokes memories of the past, a little cuckoo has sought out this village. | ||
| + | * The {{ruby|橘|たちばな}} is somewhat of a Proustian madleine for the Japanese, being strongly linked with // | ||
| + | * Prince Genji visits lady 花散里, who he had neglected for years. Smelling the 橘 and hearing the cuckoo, he remembers her. She represents constancy rather than passion. | ||