Hyakunin Isshu No.18 of Yoga Promenade
The poet is Fujiwara-no Toshiyuki.
The poem is another example that uses a double-meaning word to change scene. The double-meaning word is “Yoru.” The first meaning is “come close.” The second is “night.” The poem begins with description of waves getting close to Suminoe (a shore in Osaka area). The rest of the poem misses a lover who can't meet even in dreams at night. In those days, Suminoe is known for pine trees, and pine (matsu) is “waiting” in Japanese, as seen in poem No.16. In this poem, an explicit double-meaning word and an implicit double-meaning word connect the shore of Suminoe and pain of love.
Hyakunin Isshu No.18 of Yoga Promenade
The poet is Fujiwara-no Toshiyuki.
The poem is another example that uses a double-meaning word to change scene. The double-meaning word is “Yoru.” The first meaning is “come close.” The second is “night.” The poem begins with description of waves getting close to Suminoe (a shore in Osaka area). The rest of the poem misses a lover who can't meet even in dreams at night. In those days, Suminoe is known for pine trees, and pine (matsu) is “waiting” in Japanese, as seen in poem No.16. In this poem, an explicit double-meaning word and an implicit double-meaning word connect the shore of Suminoe and pain of love.