君や来しわれや行きけむおもほえず
夢かうつつか寝てかさめてか
斎宮
返し
かきくらす心の闇にまどひにき
夢うつつとは世人さだめよ
在原業平
Kimi ya koshi ware ya iki kem omo'oezu
yume ka utsutsu ka nete ka samete ka
Saigu
Kaeshi
Kaki kurasu kokoro no yami ni madoi ni ki
yume utsutsu to wa yohito sadameyo
Ariwara no Narihira
You came here?
I went there?
I don't remember
Dream or reality?
Asleep or awake?
Shrine Maiden
In Reply
Confused we were
in darkness of mind
losing our way
Dream or reality?
People should decide
Ariwara no Narihira
Shrine Maiden was said to be Princess Yasuko (848?-913) Daghter of Emperor Montoku.
At Meiwa Town, Mie Prefecture.
From "Kokin Waka Shu (古今和歌集)"
20 Mar 2009 Vernal Equinox