by Fujiwara no Tadamichi (1097 - 1164)
The waves merge with the sky
Language: Japanese (日本語)
わたの原 こぎ出でて見れば 久方の 雲ゐいにまがうごう おきつしらなみ
Note: Text as set by Phillips:
Wata no hara Kogi idete mireba Hisakata no Kumoi ni magou Okitsu shiranami
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Sheena Phillips (b. 1958), "The waves merge with the sky", copyright © 2003 [ voices ], from Images, no. 3
Score: Sheena Phillips [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Kenneth Rexroth) , no title, appears in One Hundred Poems from the Japanese, no. 75, copyright ©
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This text was added to the website: 2026-07-04
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