Minamoto no Hitoshi
{{Short description|Japanese poet (880–951)}}
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{{nihongo|Minamoto no Hitoshi|源等||extra=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 {{nihongo|Minamoto no Mare|源希}} and great-grandson of Emperor Saga.McMillan 2010 : 138-139 (note 39).Daijirin entry [https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%BA%90%E7%AD%89-1113108 "Minamoto no Hitoshi"]. Sanseidō.
After serving as governor of several provinces, in 947 he was appointed {{nihongo|Sangi Counselor with Fourth Court Rank|正四位下参議|shō shii no ge sangi}}.
Poetry
Four of his poems were included in Gosen Wakashū on.
The following poem by him was included as No. 39 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
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|Japanese textSuzuki et al. 2009 : 53. | Romanized JapaneseMcMillan 2010 : 163. | English translationMcMillan 2010 : 41. |
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| :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? | ||
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book
| last = Keene
| first = Donald
| authorlink = Donald Keene
| title = A History of Japanese Literature, Vol. 1: Seeds in the Heart — Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century
| publisher = Columbia University Press
| location = New York
| year = 1999
| ISBN = 978-0-231-11441-7
}}
- McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.
External links
- [https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%BA%90%E7%AD%89-1113108 Minamoto no Hitoshi] on Kotobank.
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Category:10th-century Japanese poets
Category:People of Heian-period Japan