草枕旅の衣の紐解けて
思ほゆるかもこの年ころは
思ほゆるかもこの年ころは
- Roma-ji
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Kusamakura tabi no koromo no himo tokete omōyuru kamo kono toshigoro wa
- English Translation
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With grass for pillow,
the cord of my traveling robe
has come undone,
and how I think of her
all through these many years
- Meaning
- The cord of my traveling robe has come undone, and how she comes to mind, all through these years.
- Commentary
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Book Twelve Thoughts Arising on Journeys 3146
Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Thoughts Arising on Journeys"
The cord of his traveling robe comes undone, and his wife constantly comes to mind. Continuing the preceding poem, it treats the loosened cord as a sign of being thought of, and speaks of feelings over a journey of many years.
The poet is unknown. Book Twelve, titled the second part of "Love Poems Exchanged Old and New," gathers love poems by people whose names have not come down to us, arranged by category.
Line one, "kusamakura," is a pillow word for "tabi," journey.
Line two, "tabi no koromo no," means "of my traveling robe."
Line three, "himo tokete," means "the cord coming undone," continuing the preceding poem's sign of being thought of.
Line four, "omōyuru kamo," means "how she comes to mind."
Line five, "kono toshigoro wa," means "all these years," akin to "kono toshigoro o" at the end of poem 2860 in this book, showing a long journey.
- Author
- Unknown
- Source
- Manyoshu
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