谷せばみ峰まではへる玉かづら
絶えむと人にわが思はなくに
絶えむと人にわが思はなくに
- Roma-ji
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Tani sebami mine made haeru tamakazura
taemu to hito ni waga omowanaku ni - English Translation
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The valley being narrow,
the jeweled vine climbs on
up to the high peak;
never have I thought to break
my bond with you and let it cease.
- Meaning
- Like the jeweled vine that, because the valley is narrow, climbs and reaches up to the mountain peak, I have never thought to sever my bond with you.
- Commentary
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Episode Thirty-Six: "The jeweled vine"
A certain man composed this poem to a woman who came to reproach him in strong terms, saying, "You seem to have forgotten me."
A similar poem appears among the Azuma songs in Book Fourteen of the Man'yoshu.
- Source
- Ise Monogatari
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