草蔭の荒藺の崎の笠島を
見つつか君が山道越ゆらむ
見つつか君が山道越ゆらむ
- Roma-ji
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Kusakage no Araino saki no Kasashima o mitsutsu ka kimi ga yamaji koyuramu
- English Translation
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At Araino Cape,
in the shadow of the grass,
gazing at Kasashima,
are you, my love, at this hour
crossing the mountain road
- Meaning
- Are you crossing the mountain road right now, gazing at Kasashima off Araino Cape?
- Commentary
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Book Twelve Poems Lamenting Parting 3192
Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Poems Lamenting Parting"
A woman imagines her lover on his journey, wondering if he is crossing the mountain road right now, gazing at Kasashima off Araino Cape. A variant gives the last line as "misaka koyuramu."
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, "kusakage no," is taken as a pillow word for "Araino," though how it connects is debated.
Line two, "Araino saki no," means "of Araino Cape," whose location is debated.
Line three, "Kasashima o," means "Kasashima," thought to be an island near the cape.
Line four, "mitsutsu ka kimi ga," means "are you, gazing at it," with "ka" a question corresponding to "ramu" in line five.
Line five, "yamaji koyuramu," means "crossing the mountain road now," and the next poem, 3193, ends with the same line.
- Author
- Unknown
- Source
- Manyoshu
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