Azusa bow—
whether you draw it or not,
from long ago
my heart has leaned toward you
and never turned away.
- Meaning
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Azusa bow—whether you draw it or not, from long ago my heart has leaned toward you and never turned away.
- Commentary
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Episode Twenty-Four: "Of the new-turning year"
A man living in a remote countryside left the woman in order to serve at court, and for three full years he did not visit her. Wearied of waiting, she resolved to take a new pillow with another. When the man returned and learned of this, he composed, "Azusa bow, true-bow, and zelkova bow—through the passing years, cherish him with the same devotion as you once did me," and made to depart.
This poem was spoken by the woman in an attempt to detain him.
Yet despite her words, the man went away.
- Source
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Ise Monogatari
- Other
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