豊国の香春は我家紐児に
いつがり居れば香春は我家
いつがり居れば香春は我家
- Roma-ji
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Toyokuni no kawaru wa wagie himonoko ni itsugari oreba kawaru wa wagie
- English Translation
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Kawaru in Toyo,
Kawaru now is my own home;
since with Himono
I am bound and dwelling here,
Kawaru now is my own home.
- Meaning
- Kawaru in the land of Toyo is my home; since I live joined with Himono, Kawaru is my home.
- Commentary
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Book Nine Love Poems 1767
Headnote: "Three poems composed by Nukeno Ōobito when, appointed to Tsukushi, he took as wife Himono Ko, a maiden of Buzen"
Living joined with Himono Ko in Kawaru in Buzen, the speaker rejoices that Kawaru is now his home. The same line is repeated at the beginning and end, giving a lilting, bright tone to his joy at having found a new wife.
According to the headnote, this is the first of three poems composed when Nukeno Ōobito, posted to Tsukushi, took as wife a maiden of Buzen named Himono Ko. Kawaru is present-day Kawara in Tagawa District, Fukuoka.
The author, Nukeno Ōobito, is otherwise unknown. According to the headnote, when posted to Tsukushi he took as wife a maiden of Buzen named Himono Ko.
The first line, "Kawaru in Toyo," names the land of Toyo, here meaning Buzen.
The second line, "Kawaru now is my own home," is followed by a pause and is repeated in the final line.
The third line, "since with Himono," names the girl he has married.
The fourth line, "I am bound and dwelling here," uses itsugaru, thought to mean "to be joined."
The final line, "Kawaru now is my own home," repeats the second line exactly; opening and closing on the same phrase heightens the lilt of joy.
- Author
- Nukeno Ōobito
- Source
- Manyoshu
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