限りなく思ひいり日のともにのみ
西の山辺を眺めやるかな
西の山辺を眺めやるかな
- Roma-ji
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Kagiri naku omoi irihi no tomo ni nomi nishi no yamabe o nagameyaru kana
- English Translation
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Lost beyond all bounds
in longing, with the setting sun
as my sole companion,
toward the western hills
I gaze into the distance
- Meaning
- Lost in boundless longing, I can only gaze into the distance toward the western hills, together with the setting sun.
- Commentary
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Book Twelve Love Poems IV 879
Headnote: "Sent to Taifu when she was staying near Uzumasa."
The poet says that lost in boundless longing, he gazes toward the western hills together with the setting sun. Thinking of his beloved at Uzumasa west of the capital, he sings of a heart that watches the western hills where the sun goes down.
According to the headnote, the poem was sent when Taifu was staying in the Uzumasa area. Taifu was a lady-in-waiting, and 883 in this book is a poem from when Michikaze visited her despite her parents' prohibition.
The poet, Ono no Michikaze, was a grandson of Ono no Takamura and a son of Ono no Kuzune. He was renowned as a calligrapher and is counted among the Three Brush Traces.
The first line, "Kagiri naku," means "boundlessly."
The second line, "omoi irihi no," means "deep in longing, of the setting sun," with "iri" joining "omoi iru," to be lost in thought, and "irihi," the setting sun.
The third line, "tomo ni nomi," means "only together with," with "nomi" limiting.
The fourth line, "nishi no yamabe o," means "toward the western hills," pointing toward Uzumasa, west of the capital.
The last line, "nagameyaru kana," means "how I gaze into the distance," with "kana" expressing emotion.
- Author
- Ono no Michikaze
- Source
- Gosen Wakashu
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