Hyakunin Isshu No.25 of Yoga Promenade
Poem from No.25 to No.27 are in Yoga Kusunoki Park which is shown in “Yoga Promenade and Yoga Kusunoki Park.”
The poet is Sanjo U-daijin. “Sanjo” is where his residence existed. “U-daijin” is the position in imperial court. His name was “Fujiwara-no Sadakata.”
The poem has three double-meaning words: Osaka-yama (name of a mountain/the first part of the word has same pronunciation as “meet”), Sane-kazura (kind of vine/the first part of the word has same pronunciation as “sleep with”), Kuru (come/tug). The author is in a secret love affair and wishes he could meet her like tugging Sane-kazura in Osakayama without anyone knowing.
Hyakunin Isshu No.25 of Yoga Promenade
Poem from No.25 to No.27 are in Yoga Kusunoki Park which is shown in “Yoga Promenade and Yoga Kusunoki Park.”
The poet is Sanjo U-daijin. “Sanjo” is where his residence existed. “U-daijin” is the position in imperial court. His name was “Fujiwara-no Sadakata.”
The poem has three double-meaning words: Osaka-yama (name of a mountain/the first part of the word has same pronunciation as “meet”), Sane-kazura (kind of vine/the first part of the word has same pronunciation as “sleep with”), Kuru (come/tug). The author is in a secret love affair and wishes he could meet her like tugging Sane-kazura in Osakayama without anyone knowing.