Singing Girls 妓女
をとめ子がをみのたもとにひれふりて返すま袖をしのばざらめや
| otomego ga omi no tamoto ni hire furite kaesu masode o shinobazarame ya | From the maidens’ Gowns’ sleeves Their stoles do wave; The back and forth I might not recall! |
Toshiyori
Tag Archives: Omi
MYS II: 153
A poem by Her Majesty, the Dowager Empress.
鯨魚取り 近江の海を 沖放けて 漕ぎ来る船 辺付きて 漕ぎ来る船 沖つ櫂 いたくな撥ねそ 辺つ櫂 いたくな撥ねそ 若草の 夫の 思ふ鳥立つ
| isana tori opomi no umi wo oki sakete kogikitaru pune pe tu kite kogikuru pune oki tu kai itaku na pane so pe tu kai itaku na pane so wakakusa no tuma no omopu tori tatu |
In the whale-hunting Sea of Ōmi From far off in the offing Boats come rowing; Nearing the shore, Boats come rowing; Off in the offing, oars Beat not so hard! By the shore, oars Beat not so hard! A fresh blade of grass – My husband’s Beloved birds you’ll start to flight! |
Yamato Hime no Ōkimi
倭皇后
KKS XX: 1086
A sacred poem:
近江のやかがみの山をたてたればかねてぞ見ゆる君がちとせは
| aFumi no ya kagami no yama wo tatetareba kanete zo miyuru kimi ga titose Fa |
In Omi Mirror Mountain Has been raised high To show us all Our Lord will live a thousand years! |
This was an Omi song performed at the Daijōsai of the Present Emperor [Daigo (885-930; r. 897-930)].
Ōtomo no Kuronushi