Ariwara no Narihira 在原業平
waka poet · nobleman · Heian Japan · 825–880
Born a grandson of Emperor Heizei but given a subject's surname. He never rose high at court, and is remembered for his poems and his love affairs. The "man of long ago" in the Tales of Ise is said to be him.
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9th century · The answering poem the man made, weeping bitterly
I too went astray in the darkness of a heart gone black. Whether it was dream or real, decide tonight.
かきくらす心のやみに惑ひにき夢うつつとは今宵定めよTales of Ise, episode 69
9th century · He wrote the second half on the same dish, with charcoal from a pine torch
I shall cross the Barrier of Meeting, Osaka, once more.
また逢坂の関は越えなむTales of Ise, episode 69
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