Fun'ya no Asayasu
Fun'ya no Asayasu, also Bunya no Asayasu, (文屋朝康, end of the 9th century — beginning of 10th century) was a Japanese poet of Heian period.[1]
He was the son of Fun'ya no Yasuhide.[2]
His poem in the Hyakunin Isshu is No. 37:
Shira tsuyu ni |
This lovely morn the dewdrops flash |
| —Translated by William N. Porter, 1909 |
He is said to have composed this verse at the request of the Emperor Daigo in the year 900.[1]
References
- "A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (The Hyakunin-isshu): 37. Asayasu Bunya: Bunya no Asayasu". sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- D'Innocenzio, Luca (2018). Teika e l'eccellenza poetica: uno sguardo al Kokinshū attraverso lo Ogura Hyakunin isshu (PDF) (MA thesis) (in Italian). Università Ca'Foscari Venezia. p. 40.
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