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A Thousand Swift Swords: Poem Number 17
One of the most famous and recognizable poems in the Hyakunin Isshu is poem 17: Japanese Romanization Translation 千早ぶる Chihayaburu Unheard of 神代もきかず Kamiyo kikazu even in the legendary age 龍田川 Tatsuta-gawa of the awesome gods: からくれないに Kara kurenai ni Tatsuta River in scarlet 水くくるとは Mizu kukuru to wa and the water flowing under it.…
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Pillow Words in the Hyakunin Isshu
Reading classical Japanese is hard enough as it is, but what makes the Hyakunin Isshu interesting, among other things, is the colorful, archaic phrases sometimes used. These phrases are strictly literary, and tend to have a dramatic sound to them, but when translating to English, they may be left untranslated. These words are called makura…
The Hyakunin Isshu 