行ゆく春はる

noun

the fading of spring; spring's departure

Poetic noun referring to the end of spring, often with a sense of transience and gentle melancholy. Common in classical poetry and literary contexts.

• 行ゆく春はるを惜おしむ歌うたが多おおく詠よまれた。

  Many poems were composed lamenting the passing of spring.

• 行ゆく春はるの空そらを見み上あげて、少すこし寂さびしくなった。

  Looking up at the sky of the departing spring, I felt a little lonely.