君をのみいつはたと思ひこしなれば
往き来の道ははるけからじを
往き来の道ははるけからじを
- Roma-ji
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Kimi o nomi Itsuhata to omoi koshi nareba yukiki no michi wa harukekaraji o
- English Translation
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For you alone thinking
"some day again," at Itsuhata,
I came to Koshi—
so the road both there and back
will not be so far, I think
- Meaning
- Since it is for you alone, thinking "some day again," that I came to Koshi by way of Itsuhata, the road there and back will surely not be far.
- Commentary
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Book Nineteen Parting Poems 1336
Headnote: "Reply."
The traveler says that since he came to Koshi thinking only of her and of meeting "again some day," the road there and back cannot be far. Taking up the preceding poem's play on place names in Echizen, he joins Itsuhata in Echizen with "itsuhata," some day again, and Koshi with "koshi," having come, answering that since he thinks of her, the way home is not long.
It is the reply to the preceding poem.
The poet is anonymous and the name is not known.
The first line, "Kimi o nomi," means "you alone," answering "ware o nomi" in the first line of the preceding poem.
The second line, "Itsuhata to omoi," is a pivot word joining the place name Itsuhata in Echizen with "itsuhata," some day again; it has an extra syllable.
The third line, "koshi nareba," is a pivot word on "koshi," both the province of Koshi and "having come": since it is to Koshi I came.
The fourth line, "yukiki no michi wa," means "the road going and coming," answering "kaeru" in the preceding poem.
The last line, "harukekaraji o," means "will not be far," with "ji" negative conjecture and "o" exclamatory.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Gosen Wakashu
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