A sacred poem.
銀のめぬきのたちをさげはきてならの宮こをねるやたがこぞ
sirogane no
menuki no tati wo
sageFakite
nara no miyako wo
neru ya ta ga ko zo | With a silver
Hilted sword
A’dangling from his belt, and
Through the Nara capital
Processing, who might that lad be? |
Anonymous
虎に乗り古屋を越えて青淵に蛟龍捕り来む剣太刀もが
tora ni nori
puruya wo koete
awoputi ni
mituti torikomu
turugi tati mo ga |
Tiger-mounted, and
Passing ruined houses;
In the deep blue pools,
I’ll come catching dragons –
O, to have such a sword! |
Prince Sakaibe
境部王
'Simply moving and elegant'
