Changes: The Five Kasen's Splendor: Aoi no Okina

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The Five Kasen's Splendor: Aoi no Okina is a Quest Item obtained during the Event Quest What the Blue Flowers Left Behind during the Hues of the Violet Garden Event.

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The Five Kasen's Splendor: Aoi no Okina

Glorious court life was my youth, and my old age a moonlit haze.
I had not wished to behave so treacherously, but my very life was threatened.
So I sought out my old work, and hid them in my clothes.
I do not understand the reason behind all that has happened, only that the mysterious person's motives must be perverse.
This poem was dedicated to Akihito [sic], who to my great sorrow was banished.

Trivia

The Chinese text is in the form of 7-character pailü.

Chinese Text	Translation & Analysis
少时玄冕列朝堂，老来松影胧月光。 Shǎoshí xuánmiǎn liè cháotáng, lǎo lái sōngyǐng lóng yuèguāng.	(Wearing) a benkan^{[a 1]} standing in the royal court was (my) youth, (and) my old age a moonlit haze of pine shadows.^{[a 2]}
忤逆之举非本愿，性命遭胁实相强。 Wǔnì zhī jǔ fēi běnyuàn, xìngmìng zāoxié shí xiāngqiáng.	The treacherous act was not (my) original intent, but (my) life was subject to threat, (I was) truly forced.
匆匆步履觅旧作，惶惶残稿怀中藏。 Cōngcōng bùlǚ mì jiùzuò, huánghuáng cán'gǎo huáizhōng cáng.	(With) hasty steps, (I) sought out (my) old work, (and) anxiously hid the remaining manuscripts into my bosom (= clothes).
个中缘由悉不知，只因秘客性乖张。 Gèzhōng yuányóu xī bùzhī, zhǐyīn mìkè xìng guāizhāng.	(I) do not understand the reasons therein, only that the mysterious guest's nature must be perverse.^{[a 3]}
犹记此诗忆赤人，故知飘零情何伤。 Yóujì cǐshī yì Chìrén, gùzhī piāolíng qíng hé shāng.	This poem was dedicated^{[a 4]} to Akihito, (my) old friend, a wanderer, who to (my) great sorrow was banished.
↑ 玄冕 lit. "black (dignified) hat" is a type of crown that was traditionally worn by the Eastern imperial court members. ↑ 松影 lit. "shadow of pine trees" is a literary term for autumn breeze, which symbolizes the life of old. ↑ 乖张 lit. "perverse" is an old-fashioned term for someone who is eccentric, and unreasonable. In Aoi's eyes, the whole poetry plagiarization controversy is a farce made by that mysterious guest. ↑ 犹记此诗忆 lit. "And yet (I) write this poem as a memoirs for (someone)" is a formal concluding remarks in a Chinese poem, equivalent to "The poem was dedicated to (someone)."

The Japanese localization is in the form of a tanka.

Japanese Localization	English Meaning
年老いて　冠掛けし　かたはらは Toshi-oite kanmuri kakeshi katahara wa
松影霞む　月ばかりなり Matsukage kasumu tsuki bakari nari
敢へ無くも　からき命を　守りたり Aenaku mo karaki inochi wo mamori tari
逆ふることは　ほいなきにこそ Sakafuru koto wa hoinaki ni koso
しぶしぶに　せいて探りて　見つけたるを Shibu-shibu ni seite sagurite mitsuketaru wo
衣の中に　もて隠したり Koromo no naka ni mote-kakushitari
脅しつるは　何人ならむ　如何にぞや Odoshitsuru wa nannin naramu ika ni zoya
恐らくかのもの　たぶれたるべし Osoraku ka no mono taburetarubeshi
赤人を　想ひて詠んだ　歌ゆゑに Akahito wo omohite yonda uta yue ni
友は何処や　あな口惜し Tomo wa izuko ya ana kuchioshi

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	The Five Kasen's Splendor: Aoi no Okina
Chinese (Simplified)	《五歌仙容彩・葵之翁篇》 "Wǔ Gēxiān Róngcǎi - Kuízhīwēng-piān"
Chinese (Traditional)	《五歌仙容彩・葵之翁篇》 "Wǔ Gēxiān Róngcǎi - Kuízhīwēng-piān"
Japanese	『五歌仙容彩・葵の翁編』 "Go Kasen Sugata no Irodori - Aoi no Okina-hen"‍^[!]^[!]Assumed reading
Korean	《고카센 이로도리・아오이 노 오키나 편》 "Gokasen Irodori - Aoi No Okina Pyeon"
Spanish	El esplendor de los Cinco Kasen: Aoi no Okina
French	Splendeur des Cinq Kasen - Aoi no Okina
Russian	Великолепие Пяти Касэн: Аои но Окина Velikolepiye Pyati Kasen: Aoi no Okina
Thai	ความยอดเยี่ยมของ Kasen ทั้งห้า: Aoi no Okina
Vietnamese	Ngũ Ca Tiên Huy Hoàng - Aoi no Okina
German	„Farbenpracht der Fünf Kasen – Aoi no Okina“
Indonesian	Kemegahan Lima Kasen: Aoi no Okina
Portuguese	O Esplendor dos Cinco Kasen: Aoi no Okina

Change History

Released in Version 2.6

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[1] 玄冕 lit. "black (dignified) hat" is a type of crown that was traditionally worn by the Eastern imperial court members.

[2] 松影 lit. "shadow of pine trees" is a literary term for autumn breeze, which symbolizes the life of old.

[3] 乖张 lit. "perverse" is an old-fashioned term for someone who is eccentric, and unreasonable. In Aoi's eyes, the whole poetry plagiarization controversy is a farce made by that mysterious guest.

[4] 犹记此诗忆 lit. "And yet (I) write this poem as a memoirs for (someone)" is a formal concluding remarks in a Chinese poem, equivalent to "The poem was dedicated to (someone)."

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 |description = A sheet of paper [[Xingqiu]] found beneath his luggage. Someone seems to have left it there while he was napping. A poem entitled "The [[Five Kasen]]'s Splendor: Aoi no Okina" is written upon it.
 |source1     = [[What the Blue Flowers Left Behind (Quest)|What the Blue Flowers Left Behind]]
-|event       = [[Hues of the Violet Garden]]
+|event       = Hues of the Violet Garden
 }}
-'''The Five Kasen's Splendor: Aoi no Okina''' is a quest item obtained during the event quest ''[[What the Blue Flowers Left Behind (Quest)|What the Blue Flowers Left Behind]]'' during the [[Hues of the Violet Garden]] event.
+'''The Five Kasen's Splendor: Aoi no Okina''' is a Quest Item obtained during the Event Quest ''[[What the Blue Flowers Left Behind (Quest)|What the Blue Flowers Left Behind]]'' during the [[Hues of the Violet Garden]] Event.
 ==Text==
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 Glorious court life was my youth, and my old age a moonlit haze.<br />
 I had not wished to behave so treacherously, but my very life was threatened.<br />
-So [[The_Five_Kasen's_Splendor:_Suikou|I sought out my old work]], and hid them in my clothes.<br />
+So [[The Five Kasen's Splendor: Suikou|I sought out my old work]], and hid them in my clothes.<br />
 I do not understand the reason behind all that has happened, only that the mysterious person's motives must be perverse.<br />
-This poem was dedicated to {{sic|Akihito}}, who to my great sorrow [[The_Five_Kasen's_Splendor:_Akahito|was banished]].
+This poem was dedicated to {{sic|Akihito}}, who to my great sorrow [[The Five Kasen's Splendor: Akahito|was banished]].
 ==Trivia==
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 |fr      = Splendeur des Cinq Kasen - Aoi no Okina
 |ru      = Великолепие Пяти Касэн: Аои но Окина
-|ru_rm   = Velikolepiye Pyati Kasen: Aoi no Okina
 |th      = ความยอดเยี่ยมของ Kasen ทั้งห้า: Aoi no Okina
 |th_rm   =