Sarumaru no Taifu

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Sarumaru no Taifu by Kanō Tan'yū , 1648

Sarumaru no Taifu ( Japanese 猿 丸 大夫 , also Sarumaru no Dayū ; dates unknown) was a Waka poet of the early Heian period . Sarumaru is the actual name, Daiyū also Tayū denotes the fifth court rank according to the Ritsuryō system or the fifth rank of a Shinto priest at the Ise shrine . He is one of the 36 immortals in poetry .

Little is known about the historical person Sarumaru and his life dates. Some researchers even doubt its existence. Others argue that Sarumaru is Prince Yamashiro no Ōe . The only mention of Sarumaru is found in the Six Empire Annals .

example

お く 山 に
紅葉 ふ み わ け
な く 鹿 の こ ゑ き く 時 時 ぞ
秋 は か な し き

oku yama ni
momiji fumiwake
nakushika no kowe kiku toki zo
aki ha kanashiki

When in the forest deep and red
I hear the plaintive cries of deer,
as, wandering, on the leaves they tread,
then autumn seems indeed so drear.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Edmond Papinot: Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tuttle Publishing, Tokyo 1992, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8
  2. ↑ Honda: One hundered poems from one hundered poets . P. 5

literature

  • Heihachiro Honda: One hundered poems from one hundered poets . Hokuseido Press, Tokyo 1993 (reprinted 1956). ISBN 4-590-00086-5
personal data
SURNAME Sarumaru no Taifu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 猿 丸 大夫 (Japanese); Sarumaru no Dayu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese poet of the Heian period
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century or 9th century
DATE OF DEATH 9th century or 10th century