Hyakunin Isshu Oracle

No.85 俊恵法師「夜もすがら 物思ふころは 明けぬるを 閨のひまさへ つれなかりけり」

夜もすがら 物思ふころは 明けぬるを 閨のひまさへ つれなかりけり

俊恵法師

not even the crack in the wall will admit it is morning

not even the crack in the wall will admit it is morning

キーワードKeywords

All NightBedroom CrackNo LightIndifferent GapWaiting for Dawn
Love

俊恵法師Shun’e Hōshi — No. 85 僧・法師Monk

A monk-poet who ran the Karin’en salon and trained the next generation, counted as Kamo no Chōmei’s teacher.

よもすがら ものおもふころは あけぬるを ねやのひまさへ つれなかりけり

Yo mo sugara Mono omou koro wa Akenuru o Neya no hima sae Tsurenakari keri

現代語訳Modern Japanese

コンセプトConcept

情景The Scene

He has been awake all night waiting for the grey line to appear in the gap between the shutters. It has not appeared. Even the crack in the wall is refusing to cooperate with him.

日本の美意識Japanese Aesthetic

Ma (Duration Held Open)

The whole night is measured by one detail that fails to change. Choose the smallest possible indicator and withhold it; the audience will feel every minute.