Minamoto Yorimasa (1104-1180)
Like a rotten log
half buried in the ground
my life, which
has not flowered, comes
to this sad end. Lanjutkan membaca “JAPANESE DEATH POEMS (Lila Sakura)”
Minamoto Yorimasa (1106-1180)
Written by Nurel javissyarqi
Translated by Agus B. Harianto
Minamoto Yorimasa (1106-1180), Japanese poet whose work has appeared in numerous anthologies. He is a great samurai, chief of the Royal Guard, he had ever led the troops of Minamoto in the war Genpei. In 1150, he killed monsters NUE with an arrow, for his services, the Emperor Konoe rewarded him a sword. At 1156, he followed the rebellion of H?gen. At 1179, he quitted from Kiyomori troops, he changed his mind to fight his own clan, and eventually he became Buddhist monks. Lanjutkan membaca “Minamoto Yorimasa (1106-1180)”