Lady Ise Explained
Lady Ise should not be confused with Ise no Taifu.
,[1] also known as, was a Japanese poet in the Imperial court's waka tradition. She was born to of Ise Province, and eventually became the lover of the and a concubine to Emperor Uda; her son by him was Prince Yuki-Akari.[2] She also had a daughter with Prince Atsuyoshi called Nakatsukasa.[3]
Her poems were emblematic of the changing styles of the time, and 22 of them were included in the Kokin Wakashū.[4]
One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
Poems
| Japanese | Rōmaji | English translation |
| 青柳の枝にかかれる春雨は糸もてぬける玉かとぞ見る | Aoyagi noEda ni kakareruHarusame waIto motenukeruTama ka to zo miru | Hanging from the branches of a greenWillow tree,The spring rainIs aThread of pearls.[5] |
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| 難波潟みじかき芦のふしのまもあはでこの世を過ぐしてよとや | Naniwa-gataMijikaki ashi noFushi no ma moAwade kono yo oSugushite yo to ya | Even for a timeShort as a piece of the reedsIn Naniwa's marsh,We must never meet again:Is this what you are asking me? | |
References
- Web site: A Celebration of Women Writers: I Listings.
- pg 141 of Woman poets of Japan, 1977, Kenneth Rexroth, Ikuko Atsumi, ; previously published as The Burning Heart by The Seabury Press.
- Web site: Lady Ise • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史 . 2023-03-19 . . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史 . en-GB.
- Web site: 2001 Waka - Ise . 2010-10-16 . 2011-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727092528/http://www.temcauley.staff.shef.ac.uk/ise.shtml . dead .
- Web site: Nonduality Salon Highlights, #1198.
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