Michinoku no Adachi no hara no Kurozuka ni oni komoreri to kiku wa makoto ka - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

陸奥の安達の原の黒塚に
鬼こもれりと聞くはまことか

Roma-ji: Michinoku no Adachi no hara no Kurozuka ni oni komoreri to kiku wa makoto ka
English Translation: In far Michinoku,
on the plain of Adachi,
at the Black Mound there,
that demons lie in hiding,
I've heard it; is it true?
Meaning: Is it true, as I hear, that demons lie hidden at the Black Mound on the plain of Adachi in Michinoku?
Commentary: Book Nine Miscellaneous Poems II 559

Headnote: "Sent on hearing that many of Shigeyuki's sisters were at a place called the Black Mound in Natori District of Michinoku"
The poet asks whether it is true, as he hears, that demons are hidden at the Black Mound on the plain of Adachi in Michinoku. The headnote shows he sent it on hearing that many of Minamoto no Shigeyuki's sisters were living at the Black Mound in Michinoku. He teases Shigeyuki's sisters, living in that remote land, by likening them to demons shut away at the Black Mound. The poem later came to be linked with the legend of the demon woman of Adachi Plain and became the source for works such as the Noh play "Kurozuka." It also appears in the Tales of Yamato.
The author, written as "Kanemori," is Taira no Kanemori. A son of Prince Atsuyuki, of the line of Emperor Kōkō, he left the imperial family and took the name Taira. He is counted among the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets and is known for his poem "shinoburedo" in the Hyakunin Isshu, with which he competed against Mibu no Tadami at the Tentoku Palace Poetry Contest.
The final line of the main text reads "kiku wa makoto ka," which does not match "iu wa makoto ka" in the reading line. Here the main text is followed.

First line, "Michinoku no," means "in the province of Michinoku."
Second line, "Adachi no hara no," means "on the plain of Adachi" in Michinoku.
Third line, "Kurozuka ni," means "at the Black Mound," taking up the place name in the headnote.
Fourth line, "oni komoreri to," means "that demons lie hidden," with "ri" an auxiliary of continuing state. It likens Shigeyuki's sisters to demons.
Final line, "kiku wa makoto ka," means "is what I hear true," with "ka" a final particle of question.
Author: Taira no Kanemori
Source: Shui Wakashu
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