Sarumaru Dayū
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Sarumaru no Taifu, also known as Sarumaru no Dayū (猿丸大夫) was a waka poet in the early Heian period.[citation needed] He is a member of the Thirty Six Poetic Sages (三十六歌仙, Sanjūrokkasen), but there are no detailed histories or legends about him. There is a possibility that there never was such a person. Some believe him to have been Prince Yamashiro no Ōe.
Poetry example[]
The following waka is attributed to him, a classic autumn poem (秋歌, aki no uta):
Japanese[1] | Rōmaji[1] | English translation[2] |
奥山に |
Okuyama ni |
Autumn at its saddest— |
This poem is the 215th poem of the Kokin Wakashū, and was also incorporate into Fujiwara no Teika's famous Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, as number 5.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b McMillan 2010, p. 156.
- ^ McMillan 2010, p. 7.
Further reading[]
- Papinot, Edmond (1910). Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha.
- Japanese poets
- People of Heian-period Japan
- Hyakunin Isshu poets
- Deified Japanese people
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