馬並めて今日我が見つる住吉の
岸の埴生を万代に見む
岸の埴生を万代に見む
- Roma-ji
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Uma namete kyō waga mitsuru suminoe no kishi no hanyū o yorozuyo ni mimu
- English Translation
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Riding side by side,
what today I came to see—
at Suminoe
the shore's bright-colored clay—
I will see through endless ages
- Meaning
- The bright clay of the Suminoe shore that we rode side by side to see today—I will come to see it for ten thousand ages.
- Commentary
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Book Seven Miscellaneous Poems 1148
Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Composed in Settsu"
Having ridden side by side with his companions to see the beautiful colored clay on the shore at Suminoe, the poet vows to keep seeing it for ten thousand ages. It is a poem praising the land, pledging to gaze forever on a famous spot met on the journey.
Where poem 1146 in this book wished for "some way to see" the colored clay of the Suminoe shore, this poem expresses the joy of having actually seen it, so the arrangement pairs wish and fulfillment. The first line, "Riding side by side," is the same as in poem 1104. The poet is unknown.
The first line, "Riding side by side," is the same as the first line of poem 1104, expressing an outing with companions.
The second line, "what today I came to see," means "that I saw today."
The third line names Suminoe in Settsu.
The fourth line, "the shore's bright-colored clay," is the same as the fourth line of poem 1146, naming the famous clay of Suminoe.
In the final line, "mu" expresses intention, conveying everlasting praise.
- Source
- Manyoshu
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