ひむがしの国にわが居れば朝日さす
藐姑射の山の陰となりにき
藐姑射の山の陰となりにき
- Roma-ji
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Himugashi no kuni ni waga oreba asahi sasu Hakoya no yama no kage to nariniki
- English Translation
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In the eastern land
is where I make my dwelling;
where the dawn sun shines
upon the hill of Hakoya,
I have become its shield.
- Meaning
- Since I dwell in the eastern land, where the morning sun shines, I have become a shade that guards the hill of Hakoya, the abode of the Retired Emperor.
- Commentary
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Miscellaneous Poems 678
Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "A poem on receiving a letter from the Retired Emperor"
Living in the eastern land of Kamakura, where the morning sun rises, the poet says he has become the shade guarding Hakoya, the mountain of immortals that stands for the Retired Emperor's palace. He proudly states his role of guarding the Retired Emperor from the east.
The Ruijū text writes line 2 slightly differently.
Line 1 means "eastern."
Line 2 means "since I dwell in the land," eight syllables.
Line 3 means "where the morning sun shines," describing the east.
Line 4 means "of Mount Hakoya," the mountain of immortals, a Chinese name for the Retired Emperor's palace.
Line 5 means "I have become its shade," kage implying protection; taking up the two preceding vows, it closes the series with the poet's role of guarding from the east.
- Author
- Minamoto no Sanetomo
- Source
- Kinkaishu
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