Summer Insects (夏虫)
夏虫はおもひにしづむ世の中にうきなからふる身をいかにせん
natsumushi wa Summer insects:
Tadafusa
Summer Insects (夏虫)
ともし火に入る夏虫のはかなさを身にたとへてもあかしつるかな
tomoshibi ni Into the torches
Toshiyori
Summer Insects (夏虫)
いかにしてもゆる中にも入りぬらんおもひに身をもかふるむしかな
ika ni shite What am I to do?
Nakazane
Summer Insects (夏虫)
ともし火の光にすだく夏虫のそむく命をよそにやは見る
tomoshibi no In the torches’
Akinaka
Here’s a short video in which I discuss the key emotions and images associated with the topic of ‘Summer Insects’ as well as the poems on that topic in Eikyū hyakushu .
Here’s a short video discussing the language and imagery used in the Eikyū hyakushu poems on the topic of ‘Avoiding Heat’.
Avoiding Heat (避暑)
夏くればふせやが下にやすらひてし水のさとにすみつきぬべし
natsu kureba When summer’s come
Daishin
Avoiding Heat (避暑)
おりたちてし水のさとにすみつればなつをば外にききわたるかな
oritachite Descending to stand in
Higo
Avoiding Heat (避暑)
玉だれのみすさわぐまでかへす風よどののうちもすずしかりけり
tamadare no Gem strung
Kanemasa
Avoiding Heat (避暑)
すずむとてしづのまろやを立ちつれば程なくあせの入りにけるかな
suzumu tote Thinking to cool myself
Tadafusa
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