八幡山小高き松の種しあれば
千年の後も絶えじとぞ思ふ
千年の後も絶えじとぞ思ふ
- Roma-ji
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Yawatayama kodakaki matsu no tane shi areba chitose no nochi mo taeji to zo omou
- English Translation
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On Yawata's hill
the tall pines stand, and since
their seed is sown,
even a thousand years from now
they will not fail, I think.
- Meaning
- Because the tall pines of Mount Yawata have their seed, I believe they will not die out even a thousand years from now.
- Commentary
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Miscellaneous Poems 619
Headnote: "On the theme of celebration through the pine"
Composed on the theme of celebration through the pine, it says that since the pines of Mount Yawata have their seed, they will not fail even after a thousand years; it can be read as a blessing for the lasting line of the Minamoto under the protection of Hachiman.
The Ruijū text places it in its section of celebration with a slightly different headnote. The text transmitted by Teika reads line 3 as tane shi araba.
Line 1 names Mount Yawata where Hachiman, guardian god of the Minamoto, is enshrined, taking up the Hachiman of Otoko in the preceding poem; 621 of this book opens with the same line.
Line 2 means "of the tall pines."
Line 3 means "since there is seed," shi emphatic; the seed also implies descendants.
Line 4 means "even after a thousand years."
Line 5 means "I think they will not fail," ji negative conjecture and zo concluded by omou.
- Author
- Minamoto no Sanetomo
- Source
- Kinkaishu
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