Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)
Katsushika Hokusai Japanese
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Kakinomoto Hitomaro (act. late seventh–early eighth century), the author of this poem, was known for his intense language and subject matter. Like Hokusai, he had a gift for observation and for finding the human inflection in landscape.
Ashibiki no
yamatori no o no
hidari o no
hitori ka mo nemu
Trailing,
the mountain pheasant's tail
long and longer this night too,
spent along will be.
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