was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
Hitoshi was born in 880, a son of and great-grandson of Emperor Saga.[1] [2]
After serving as governor of several provinces, in 947 he was appointed .[1] [2]
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? |
. Donald Keene . A History of Japanese Literature, Vol. 1: Seeds in the Heart - Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century . . New York . 1999 . 978-0-231-11441-7 .