The Master-Singers of Japan: Contents

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Introduction	13
Prelude	20
On the View from Mount Kagu, by the Mikado Jomei ("Manyôshiu")	21
Love-Lay by the Mikado Temmu ("Manyôshiu")	21
Spring and Autumn, by Princess Nukata ("Manyôshiu")	22
Hitómaro, notes on	23
On the Death of his Wife ("Manyôshiu")	23
On Prince Naga Hunting	25
On Prince Karu's Retirement (Lay 12, "Manyôshiu")	26
On Parting from his Wife	27
On the Death of his Wife at Kara (Lay 27, "Manyôshiu")	27
Envoy on Death of his Wife	29
Akáhito, notes on	29
On Waka's Shore	29
On Viewing Fuji	30
On passing the Tomb of the Maid of Mama	30
Ruined Chapel of Takechi, by Kamo no Kimitari-Hito	31
By the Wide Sea, by Kuramochi no Asomi Chitosē (Lay 78, "Manyôshiu")	32
Sighs	32
A Loyal Wish, by Tanobe Sakimaro ("Manyôshiu")	33
Lines to a Friend (Lay 117, "Manyôshiu")	34
On the Ascent to Heaven of the Mikado, by A Lady of the Court ("Manyôshiu")	35
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Yakamochi, notes on	38
Cuckoo and Wistaria	36
Pearls of Awabi	37
The New Year (Last Lay of the "Manyôshiu")	38
Pink and Lily (Part of Lay 232, "Manyôshiu")	38
On the Cuckoo singing in another's Garden	39
To his Hawk	40
Impermanence (Lay 233, "Manyôshiu")	41
To his Wife	42
Chinese Poem (written to his Friend Ikenushi)	43
Plum-blossom—A Hero	44
Lay by Ikenushi to his Friend Yakamochi	45
Omi Okura, notes on	46
To bring back the Froward	46
On Tanabata Night	47
The Gift ("Manyôshiu")	48
The Moon-Lord's Elixir ("Manyôshiu")—The Ghost	49
A Mother's Farewell to her Son ("Manyôshiu")	50
A Lament ("Manyôshiu")	50
A Lay of Complaint (Lady Sakanohe no Isatsune)	51
Drowned (Lay 194, "Manyôshiu")	52
To a Lady crossing a Bridge alone ("Manyôshiu")	53
In Azuma—A Wish ("Manyôshiu")	54
The Moon's Voyage (Prince Aki)	55
Short Poems from Manyôshiu: Willows; Blossomtime	55
Sugiwaha no Michizane, notes on	56
The Offering	66
Spring Showers (Fujiwara Toshiyuki)	56
Kino Tsurayuki, notes on	57
Tanka from the "Tosa Nikki"	57
Brown Sails upon the Sea—The Wild Geese	58
Plum-blossom and Snow	59
Tanka from "Kokinshiu": Remembrance—Plum-blossom	69
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Tanka from "Kokinshiu" (continued)—
Vanishing—The Leaves—The Tomb—The Dream	60
Song of Mionoseki—Passing—Illusion	61
The Lightning (Minamoto no Jun)	61
Evanescence (Minamoto no Jun)	62
The Sleeve	62
Dew-sprinkled—Evening Mists—The White Cloud (Minamoto no Jun)	63
Frogs and Kerrie Blooms—The Dawn ("Manyôshiu")	64
Wistaria ("Manyôshiu")	65
In Praise of Sake (Ōtomo no Yakamochi)	65
The Legend of the River of Souls	66
Cherry-blossom—The Flowers	68
A Portrait—New Year (Ikuju)—One and Many	69
Transcience (Komachi)—Old Samurai Prayer	70
Ancient Wedding Song	70
At Sakusa—hill of Meeting (Semi-Maro)	71
Slumber Song of Izumo	71
Children's Songs: Butterfly Song—Snail Song	72
Siege Song—Lover's Lament (from "Isé Monogatari")	73
Frogs at Night—Fuji (Arikoto)	74
Spring Wind and Willows (Tahira no Kanemori)	74
The Snowfall (Kujohara)—Illusion (Sakanouhe)	75
Deserted Garden (Sadaijin)—Blossom-time (Norinobu)	76
At the End of the Year (Tsuraki)	76
Jewels of Autumn (Kiyomasa)	77
Dew-drenched Autumn Leaves	77
Seclusion—Old Battle-field (Yorihira)—Autumn Moon Thoughts	78
Wind in Autumn—Illusions—Hailstones	79
The Riverside—The Cut Chrysanthemum—The First Snow	80
Why?—Mirage—Across the Hills	81
Falling Leaves—In Winter-time—Flowering Grasses (Motosuki)	82
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Rejoicing—Light of Dharmakâya—Ghost Dragon-flies	83
A Plaint—Brocade—At Jizō's Shrine	84
The Blossom-Offering (Hujyō)	85
Late Cherry-Bloom (Shōni no Myōfu)	86
Tears (Fujiwara Tada-Kuni)—Perfume and Beauty (Kawara no Sadaijin)	86
Sea-foam: Flowers of the Sea-waves (Yasuhide)	87
Poverty (Ransetsu)—Isolation (Isé)	87
Spring Days and Blossom—Over the Fence (Isé)	88
Passing of the Spring—Faded Hues (Motoyoshi)—Frogs Croaking	89
Cloud of Blossom—Absent (Sugawara Adaijin)	90
Hototogisu: The Cuckoo (Sanesada)	90
Hototogisu—Brocade of Autumn	91
Autumn Thoughts (Masato)—The Barrier at Nakoso	92
Dragon-flies—Cherry-blossom (Tomonori)—Glory of Yoshino (Teitoku)	93
Saigyō-Hōshi, notes on	94
Fellow-Travellers—At Isé Temple	94
The Moon-night—The Spring	95
Autumn Evening's Loneliness	95
A Fragment from the "Heike Monogatari"	98
The Shogun Sanetomo, notes on	98
Loyalty—Presentiment	98
Teika Kyo, notes on	99
Autumn Evening by the Sea	99
The Dragon-fly (Chiyo)	99
Existence—Morning Glory (Chiyo)	100
The Night—The Infant	100
Kamo No Chōmei, notes on	101
The Moonrise	101
The Moon and the River	102
Moonlight on the Pine-trees	102
The Fallen Maple-leaves	103
Bright Moon in Autumn	103
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The Butterfly (Moritake)	103
White Chrysanthemums (Ochikochi no Mitsune)	104
The Morning Glory—Siesta (Matsunaga)	104
Keichiu, notes on	105
The Coming of Spring	105
Bashō, notes on	106
Contrasts	106
The Full Moon—The Pond	107
Sakura—A Sketch	107
Motoori Norinaga, notes on	108
Yamato Damashü (Soul of Japan)	108
The Bamboo Flute (Shiroi Ukō)	109
Bushido (Tenshu Nishimura)	112
Loyal unto Death	115
T.I.M. The Emperor and Empress, notes on	116
Lines written during the Russo-Japanese War (H.I.M. the Emperor)	116
In Time of Peace (the Emperor)	117
Fuji (the Emperor)	117
The Shrine (H.I.M. the Empress)	117
The River (the Empress)	118
In Spring (the Empress)	118
National Anthem	119
Envoy—The East to the West	120

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