Shirome
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Shirome was a minor female Japan
ese waka
poet
, who lived during the 10th century AD.
She was born in Settsunokuni Eguchi (摂津国江口, modern day Osaka) and thought to be a daughter of a minor aristocrat Settsunokuni Tamabuchi (摂津国玉淵). Her occupation was an asobi/yujo (遊女), which later in history meant a common prostitute however during Heian period
(794-1185) it often referred to a woman who was trained in the art of singing and dancing - similar to the latter day Geisha
. Her performance in front of an abdicated emperor is recorded in a book Okagami (大鏡), The Great Mirror, and other sources.
A poem of hers was included in the Kokin Wakashū:
命だに心にかなふ物ならばなにか別れの悲しからまし
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese waka
Waka (poetry)
Waka or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature...
poet
Japanese poetry
Japanese poets first encountered Chinese poetry during the Tang Dynasty. It took them several hundred years to digest the foreign impact, make it a part of their culture and merge it with their literary tradition in their mother tongue, and begin to develop the diversity of their native poetry. For...
, who lived during the 10th century AD.
She was born in Settsunokuni Eguchi (摂津国江口, modern day Osaka) and thought to be a daughter of a minor aristocrat Settsunokuni Tamabuchi (摂津国玉淵). Her occupation was an asobi/yujo (遊女), which later in history meant a common prostitute however during Heian period
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
(794-1185) it often referred to a woman who was trained in the art of singing and dancing - similar to the latter day Geisha
Geisha
, Geiko or Geigi are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.-Terms:...
. Her performance in front of an abdicated emperor is recorded in a book Okagami (大鏡), The Great Mirror, and other sources.
A poem of hers was included in the Kokin Wakashū:
- If I were only sure
- I could live as long as I wanted to,
- I would not have to weep
- at parting from you.
命だに心にかなふ物ならばなにか別れの悲しからまし
External links
- http://www.earlywomenmasters.net/masters/poets/bibliography.html
- http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~sg2h-ymst/yamatouta/sennin/sirome.html