隔て来しその年月もあるものを
名残多かる峰の秋霧
名残多かる峰の秋霧
- Roma-ji
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Hedate koshi sono toshitsuki mo aru mono o nagori ōkaru mine no akigiri
- English Translation
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Though there were long years
when we lived apart, it seems,
divided from each other—
how much lingers after us,
the autumn mist on the peak.
- Meaning
- There were years, after all, when we lived far apart, and yet how much of you lingers after this parting, like the autumn mist upon the peak.
- Commentary
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Miscellaneous Poems 1055
Headnote: "Jakunen visited Kōya, and after returning sent this from Ōhara"
Jakunen visited Saigyō on Mount Kōya and sent this poem after returning to Ōhara. Though they had lived far apart for long years, this brief parting leaves so much behind, he says, entrusting his reluctance to part to the autumn mist on the peaks of Kōya.
The long years of separation are set against the short parting, showing how a reunion after long absence made farewell all the harder. The autumn mist on the peak both divides them and stands for the feeling that will not leave. Jakunen, who lived in Ōhara, was Saigyō's close friend, and many of their exchanges are gathered in this book.
First line, “hedate koshi”: having lived apart; shi is the attributive of the past auxiliary ki.
Second line, “sono toshitsuki mo”: those many years as well.
Third line, “aru mono o”: mono o is concessive, "though there were."
Fourth line, “nagori ōkaru”: much feeling remains after parting.
Fifth line, “mine no akigiri”: ending on a noun, the autumn mist on the peak carries the lingering feeling; mist that "rises" leads to "rising to return" in the reply.
- Author
- Jakuzen
- Source
- Sankashu
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