板倉の山田に積める稲を見て
治まれる世のほどを知るかな
治まれる世のほどを知るかな
- Roma-ji
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Itakura no yamada ni tsumeru ine o mite osamareru yo no hodo o shiru kana
- English Translation
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When I see the rice
stacked up high in the mountain fields
of Itakura,
how well I come to know
the peace of this well-governed reign
- Meaning
- Seeing the rice stacked high in the mountain fields of Itakura, I know how well the realm is governed.
- Commentary
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Book Ten Miscellaneous Poems II 384
Seeing harvested rice stacked in the mountain fields of Itakura, the poet knows that the reign is well governed. He reads peace throughout the realm in the rich harvest and celebrates it.
Following the rice flowers of the preceding poem, 383, it sings of harvested rice, moving from flower to harvest as it praises the reign.
The first line, "Itakura no," names Itakura.
The second line, "yamada ni tsumeru," uses the attributive of the continuative "ri": stacked in the mountain fields.
The third line, "ine o mite," means seeing the harvested rice.
The fourth line, "osamareru yo no," uses the attributive continuative "ri" for a well-governed reign, answering "arata naki yo no" in the preceding poem.
The final line, "hodo o shiru kana," ends with the exclamatory "kana": I know its state.
- Author
- Fujiwara no Akisuke
- Source
- Shika Wakashu
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