夕霧に梢も見えず初瀬山
入相の鐘の音ばかりして
入相の鐘の音ばかりして
- Roma-ji
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Yūgiri ni kozue mo miezu Hatsuseyama iriai no kane no oto bakari shite
- English Translation
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In the evening mist
not even the treetops show
on Hatsuse Mountain;
the vesper bell at sunset
is all that can be heard
- Meaning
- Wrapped in evening mist, Mount Hatsuse hides even its treetops, and only the sound of the sunset bell can be heard.
- Commentary
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Book Three Autumn Poems 112
Headnote: "Composed on mist"
Minamoto no Kanemasa composed this on the topic of mist.
From Mount Hatsuse, so shrouded in evening mist that not even the treetops show, only the sunset bell of Hase Temple resounds. With sight shut off and only hearing at work, the poem vividly conveys the depth of the mist and the hush of evening.
The first line, "yūgiri ni," means "in the evening mist."
The second line, "kozue mo miezu," means "not even the treetops can be seen," showing how thick the mist is.
The third line, "Hatsuseyama," is a famous poetic place in Yamato where Hase Temple stands.
The fourth line, "iriai no kane no," is the bell rung at a temple at sunset.
The last line, "oto bakari shite," means "only the sound," closing the contrast between the unseen and the heard with a lingering echo.
- Author
- Minamoto no Kanemasa
- Source
- Shika Wakashu
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