Minamoto no Hitoshi

Minamoto no Hitoshi, from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

Minamoto no Hitoshi (源等, 880-951) was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

Biography

Hitoshi was born in 880, a son of Minamoto no Mare (源希) and great-grandson of Emperor Saga.[1][2]

After serving as governor of several provinces, in 947 he was appointed Sangi Counselor with Fourth Court Rank (正四位下参議 shō shii no ge sangi).[1][2]

Poetry

Four of his poems were included in Gosen Wakashū on.[1][2]

The following poem by him was included as No. 39 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:

Japanese text[3]Romanized Japanese[4]English translation[5]
浅茅生の
小野の篠原
しのぶれど
あまりてなどか
人の恋しき
Asajiu no
ono no shinohara
shinoburedo
amarite nado ka
hito no koishiki
Though I scarcely show
my secret feelings
like those few reeds
sprouting unnoticed
in low bamboo,
they are too much
for me to hide.
Why do I love you so?

References

  1. 1 2 3 McMillan 2010 : 138-139 (note 39).
  2. 1 2 3 Daijirin entry "Minamoto no Hitoshi". Sanseidō.
  3. Suzuki et al. 2009 : 53.
  4. McMillan 2010 : 163.
  5. McMillan 2010 : 41.

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