いかでなほ笠取山に身をなして
露けき旅に添はむとぞ思ふ
露けき旅に添はむとぞ思ふ
- Roma-ji
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Ikade nao Kasatoriyama ni mi o nashite tsuyukeki tabi ni sowamu to zo omou
- English Translation
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Somehow, even so,
I would become Kasatori,
the hill of the hat,
and go with you on your journey
through the dripping dew
- Meaning
- Somehow, even now, I wish I could turn myself into Mount Kasatori, the Hat-Taking Mountain, and go along beside you on your dew-drenched journey.
- Commentary
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Book Nineteen Parting Poems 1325
Headnote: "When the daughter of Lord Muneyuki went down to Michinoku."
The poet says she wishes somehow to become Mount Kasatori and accompany the traveler on a dewy journey. To a woman leaving for Michinoku, she plays on the "kasa," hat, in the mountain's name, wishing to be a hat that shields her on a road wet with dew, since she cannot go with her.
According to the headnote, it was composed when the daughter of Minamoto no Muneyuki went down to Michinoku. The next poem is the daughter's reply, and the two form an exchange.
The poet is anonymous and the name is not known.
The first line, "Ikade nao," means "somehow, even so."
The second line, "Kasatoriyama ni," means "into Mount Kasatori" in Yamashiro, overlaying its name with the hat that shields a traveler from rain and dew.
The third line, "mi o nashite," means "turning myself."
The fourth line, "tsuyukeki tabi ni," means "on a journey wet with dew," hinting at a journey wet with tears as well. "Dew" is an associated word with "hat."
The last line, "sowamu to zo omou," means "I would go beside you," with "zo" closed by the attributive "omou."
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Gosen Wakashu
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