Answer:
"Each variation portrays a cherry blossom's various stages of blossoming and wilting." In the question, it is stated that Cherry Blossom, when referring to the flower's short life has a sad sentiment. This, in some way relates to the variation's extramusical connotation in that each of these variations represents the various stages of wilting and blossoming of a cherry blossom.
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