かしかまし山の下行くさざれ水
あなかま我も思ふ心あり
あなかま我も思ふ心あり
- Roma-ji
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Kashikamashi yama no shita yuku sazaremizu anakama ware mo omou kokoro ari
- English Translation
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How noisy you are,
little stream that flows along
below the mountain—
hush now, quiet! I too have
thoughts that weigh upon my heart
- Meaning
- How noisy you are, little stream running below the mountain; hush now, for I too have something on my mind.
- Commentary
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Book Eight Love Poems II 505
The little stream flowing below the mountain is too noisy, the poet says; hush now, for she too has something on her mind. Calling out to the murmuring stream, the poem conveys the pain of holding feelings that cannot be spoken.
First line, 'kashikamashi', means how noisy, the poem breaking after the first line.
Second line, 'yama no shita yuku', means flowing below the mountain.
Third line, 'sazaremizu', is a small stream running among pebbles, the object of kashikamashi in the first line.
Fourth line, 'anakama ware mo', means hush now, I too, anakama being a word used to quiet others.
Final line, 'omou kokoro ari', means I have thoughts of my own, a line with an extra syllable.
- Author
- Unknown Poet
- Source
- Kinyo Wakashu
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