播磨なる飾磨に染むるあながちに
人を恋しと思ふころかな
人を恋しと思ふころかな
- Roma-ji
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Harima naru Shikama ni somuru anagachi ni hito o koishi to omou koro kana
- English Translation
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In Harima land
at Shikama they dye cloth
deep — so recklessly
have I been longing for you
in these days that pass
- Meaning
- Like the deep indigo cloth dyed at Shikama in Harima, whose name echoes "anagachi," so recklessly and wholly I have been longing for you in these days.
- Commentary
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Book Seven Love Poems I 230
The poem lets the name "kachi," the deep indigo dye of Shikama in Harima Province, echo in "anagachi" (recklessly, wholly). Using a famous local dye as its preface, it frankly expresses the force of a love that cannot be held back.
The first line, "Harima naru" (in Harima), uses "naru" to indicate location. The first two lines form a preface leading to "anagachi ni."
The second line, "Shikama ni somuru," refers to the kachi dye of Shikama in Harima, a famous center for deep indigo cloth.
The third line, "anagachi ni" (recklessly), echoes the sound of "kachi" and turns from preface to the poem's true meaning.
The fourth line, "hito o koishi to," expresses longing for the beloved.
The final line, "omou koro kana," ends with the exclamatory "kana." It shares this final line with poem 211 of this book, and both take the form of turning from a natural scene or local product used as a preface to the feelings of love.
- Author
- Sone no Yoshitada
- Source
- Shika Wakashu
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