大御船泊ててさもらふ高島の
三尾の勝野の渚し思ほゆ
三尾の勝野の渚し思ほゆ
- Roma-ji
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Ōmifune hatete samorau takashima no mio no katsuno no nagisa shi omōyu
- English Translation
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The royal barge
came to anchor, waiting there—
at Takashima,
the shore of Katsuno in Mio
rises up before my mind
- Meaning
- The shore of Katsuno in Mio at Takashima, where the royal barge lay at anchor waiting for fair winds—it comes back to my mind.
- Commentary
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Book Seven Miscellaneous Poems 1171
Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Composed on Journeys"
The poet recalls the shore of Katsuno in Mio at Takashima, where the royal barge lay at anchor awaiting fair weather. He looks back fondly on the scenery of the Ōmi lakeshore seen while attending an imperial progress.
It is one of the poems composed on journeys, placed among those on the lake of Ōmi. Takashima lies on the northwest shore of Lake Biwa, and Katsuno in Mio is on its lakeshore. The poet is unknown.
The first line, "The royal barge," refers to the ship carrying the sovereign.
In the second line, "samorau" means to wait while watching conditions, here waiting for wind and waves.
The third line names Takashima on the northwest shore of Lake Biwa.
The fourth line names Katsuno in Mio at Takashima.
In the final line, "shi" is emphatic and "omōyu" spontaneous: the shore rises unbidden in memory.
- Source
- Manyoshu
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