VOLUME-1
☆Kakinomoto-no Hitomaro’s poem:
東(ヒムガシ)の
野に炎(カギロヒ)の
立つ見えて
かへり見すれば
月傾(カタブ)きぬ
(柿本人麻呂 巻1-48)
Himugashino
Noni kagirohino
Tatsu miete
Kaheri misureba
Tsuki katabukinu
(Vol.1-48)
● BILOG“MAN-YOH-SHUH”topに戻るWhere the sky meets the earth;
In the east, is the glory,
Rising from the dawn;
Turning back on to the west,
Down atilt the moon has gone…
(Vol.1-48)
This is one of the best known pieces of poetry in the whole collection, depicting, and offering a sense of presence in, a panoramic scene of the nature.