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14 Konoe Nobutada (1565 – 1614)
poetry screen (Waka byōbu):
six poems by women poets,
early 17th century
Nagakaran Oto ni kiku Arazan
kokoro mo shirazu Takashi no hama no kono yo no hoka no
kurokami no adanami wa omoide ni
midareta kesa wa kakejiya sode no ima hitotabi no
mono o koso omoe nure mo koso sura au kono mogana
How can I be sure your heart I’ve heard from others As a fond memory
will remain forever constant, just how fickle are the waves to cherish after I depart
since my own feelings of love at the beaches of Takashi, this world of ours,
are as tangled as my black hair so I’ll keep far away, more than anything I desire
as the day breaks. lest my sleeves get drenched. to meet you one last time.
poems
— LADY HORIKAWA, OF RETIRED — LADY KII, OF PRINCESS YŪSHI’S — IZUMI SHIKIBU (b. ca. 976)
EMPRESS TAIKENMON’IN’S HOUSE- HOUSEHOLD (active late 11th century)
HOLD (late 12th century)
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