伊香山野辺に咲きたる萩見れば
君が家なる尾花し思ほゆ
君が家なる尾花し思ほゆ
- Roma-ji
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Ikagoyama nobe ni sakitaru hagi mireba kimi ga ie naru obana shi omooyu
- English Translation
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On Mount Ikago,
in the fields the clover blooms,
and seeing it now,
the pampas plumes at your house
come back into my mind
- Meaning
- When I see the bush clover blooming in the fields of Mount Ikago, I am reminded of the pampas grass at your house.
- Commentary
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Book Eight Autumn Miscellaneous Poems 1533
Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Two poems composed by Kasa no Ason Kanamura at Mount Ikago"
Seeing the bush clover in the fields of Mount Ikago on his journey, the poet is reminded of the pampas grass at the house of a dear friend in the capital. His heart turns from the autumn flowers before him to a distant person and the autumn grasses of that home, and the loneliness of travel and longing for company seep through.
The author, Kasa no Kanamura, was a court poet of the early Nara period who composed many poems while accompanying imperial progresses.
The first line names Mount Ikago in Ōmi Province, a place on his journey.
The second line means "blooming in the fields."
The third line, "when I see the clover," takes up the clover so vividly praised in the preceding poem.
The fourth line means "at your house," setting Mount Ikago on the road against the house in the capital.
The final line, with the emphatic "shi" and spontaneous "yu," expresses that the pampas grass comes unbidden to mind. Pairing the autumn flowers of clover and pampas grass, the poem links the place of travel and home.
- Author
- Kasa no Kanamura
- Source
- Manyoshu
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