神さぶる岩根こごしきみ吉野の
水分山を見れば悲しも
水分山を見れば悲しも
- Roma-ji
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Kamusaburu iwane kogoshiki miyoshino no mikumariyama o mireba kanashi mo
- English Translation
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Rugged, ancient,
divine, with rough-rooted rocks,
at fair Yoshino
when I gaze on Mikumari
how deeply I am moved
- Meaning
- When I gaze on Mount Mikumari at lovely Yoshino, godlike and ancient with its rugged, deep-rooted crags, I am moved to the heart.
- Commentary
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Book Seven Miscellaneous Poems 1130
Headnote: "Composed at Yoshino"
The poet is deeply moved on seeing Mount Mikumari at Yoshino, awe-inspiring and rugged with deep-rooted rocks. "Kanashi" in the last line expresses not sorrow but a profound emotion that fills the heart.
It is the first poem under the heading "Composed at Yoshino." Mount Mikumari enshrines the god who governs the distribution of water and is one of the holy places of Yoshino. The poet is unknown.
The first line, "kamusaburu," means having a godlike, awe-inspiring air.
In the second line, "kogoshi" means rugged and craggy.
The third line, "at fair Yoshino," adds the honorific "mi."
The fourth line names the Yoshino mountain where the water-distributing god is worshipped.
In the final line, "kanashi" means to be moved to the depths, and "mo" is exclamatory.
- Source
- Manyoshu
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