Thursday, June 4, 2009

#024 Sugawara no Michizane




Kan Ke

Kono tabi wa
Nusa mo toriaezu
Tamukeyama
Momiji no nishiki
Kami no mani mani



Sugawara no Michizane

At the present time,
Since I could bring no offering,
See Mount Tamuke!
Here are brocades of red leaves,
As a tribute to the gods.


(comment)
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903) was an excellent scholar, poet, and politician.
In nowadays, he is worship as a god of study.