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What is the meaning of composing waka in modern times?

Posted on by Engaku Uchida

In recent years, there has been a "Reiwa tanka boom." One article stated, ``More and more young people are composing their own songs using pop words and posting them on SNS.'' However, this is just a ``Tanka'', and ``Waka'' remains the same as ``The unknown things of the buried tree...''

Learning about Japan's four seasons through waka poetry/Learn about waka/autumn, winter

Three evening songs ~Top 3 autumn sunsets~

Posted on by Engaku Uchida

Don't you think there are many famous autumn songs that touch your heart? Personally, when I hear nursery rhymes such as ``Makkana Autumn'' and ``Autumn Leaves,'' I am struck by a strong sense of sadness, as it also brings back memories from my childhood. In fact, many of these famous autumn songs have something in common. All of them are "Autumn evening...

Learn about waka/Hyakunin Isshu/Biographies of 100 poets

Izumi Shikibu ~Heian Jenne who is straight in love~

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Izumi Shikibu was a poet who was active in the mid-Heian period and was selected as one of the Thirty-Six Poets of Wives. Along with Murasaki Shikibu, Akasomeemon, and Daisuke Ise, she served the Chugu of the time, Fujiwara Shoko, and played a role in the rise of a glamorous women's culture. As you know, Izumi Shikibu is known for his passion, and Fujiwara...

Introductory waka poetry class/Learn about waka/Miscellaneous (Secrets of Waka Poetry You Don't Know)

10 Greatest Hits of Famous Waka Songs Every Japanese Must Learn!

Posted on by Engaku Uchida

``Yamato songs are the seeds of people's hearts, and can be interpreted as the leaves of various words.'' Kokin Wakashu (Kana Preface) This is the famous phrase at the beginning of the Kana Preface to Kokin Wakashu by Tsurayuki Ki. Waka poems written from the human heart have been composed countless times. This time, the huge...

Learning about Japan's four seasons through waka poetry/Learn about waka/spring, summer

The relationship between plum and nightingale

Posted on by Engaku Uchida

Plum is the flower that colors the new year. And speaking of plums...that's right, it's the Japanese nightingale. Many people are familiar with the combination of plum and nightingale, as can be seen on the Hanafuda cards. →Related article “Points for viewing plum blossoms” →Related article “Willows in November!? ...

Learn about waka/Love (a man and a woman, a picture scroll of dreams that will never come true)/Déjà Vu The Tale of Genji ~Hikaru-kun, a collection of ancient and modern love songs~

Déjà Vu The Tale of Genji ~The Shining Kimi of Ancient and Modern Love Songs~ (Compilation)

Posted on by Engaku Uchida

The aesthetic that lies in the collections of Japanese poems selected by imperial command is the arrangement of poems over time. In addition to the seasonal songs, which are one of the two major themes in the Chokusenshu, the love songs are arranged in an orderly manner based on the chronological transition, or the ``process of love.'' By the way, Koibu (Koibu) in Kokin Wakashu...

Let's write a waka poem/Déjà Vu The Tale of Genji ~Hikaru-kun, a collection of ancient and modern love songs~

Déjà Vu The Tale of Genji ~Hikaru Kimi, a collection of ancient and modern love songs~ Part 35: “Looking back on my life for the first time now”

Posted on by Engaku Uchida

825 ``Wasurururu lays himself in the edge of the house and goes to the dawn of the new year'' (Yomito Shirasu) 826 ``Wasurururu lays himself in the edge of the house and goes to the new year's day'' (Yomihito Shirasu) Towards the end of the year” (Korenori Sakagami) ——&#8212...

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