Hyakunin Isshu No.58 of Yoga Promenade
The poet is Daini-no Sanmi. She is a daughter of Murasaki Shikibu, the poet No.57. “Daini” is the position of her husband. “Sanmi” is her own position in the imperial court. Her name is recorded: Fujiwara-no Kenshi. Probably because she was the wet-nurse to Emperor Go-Reizei.
It is said that she created the poem when her lover asked if she might forget him after he did not visit her for some time. The first half of the poem describes wind from Mt.Arima shaking short bamboo field in Ina. Mt.Arima and Ina also may be related to words “ari (yes)” and “ina (no).” The part is a preface to extract the word “soyo.” It is the sound of gentle wind and the word meaning “That's exactly the point.” Her conclusion is she never forget the man (while the man might forget her).
Hyakunin Isshu No.58 of Yoga Promenade
The poet is Daini-no Sanmi. She is a daughter of Murasaki Shikibu, the poet No.57. “Daini” is the position of her husband. “Sanmi” is her own position in the imperial court. Her name is recorded: Fujiwara-no Kenshi. Probably because she was the wet-nurse to Emperor Go-Reizei.
It is said that she created the poem when her lover asked if she might forget him after he did not visit her for some time. The first half of the poem describes wind from Mt.Arima shaking short bamboo field in Ina. Mt.Arima and Ina also may be related to words “ari (yes)” and “ina (no).” The part is a preface to extract the word “soyo.” It is the sound of gentle wind and the word meaning “That's exactly the point.” Her conclusion is she never forget the man (while the man might forget her).