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A Hundred Verses from Old Japan · 24 of 101

23. Chisato Ōye: Ōye no Chisato

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CHISATO ŌYE

ŌYE NO CHISATO

Tsuki mireba Chiji ni mono koso Kanashi kere Waga mi hitotsu no Aki ni wa aranedo.

THIS night the cheerless autumn moon Doth all my mind enthrall; But others also have their griefs, For autumn on us all Hath cast her gloomy pall.

Chisato Ōye is said to have lived about the end of the ninth century; he was the son of a Councillor, and a very fertile poet. He was also famous as a philosopher, and acted as tutor to the Emperor Sei-wa, who reigned A.D. 859-876.