Ki no Tomonori
- Period: Heian Period
- Occupation: Waka Poet
- Family: Ki no Tsurayuki (cousin)
- Birth:
- Death: 905AD
Ki no Tomonori
Ki no Tomonori (紀 友則) was a poet who died around 905AD and is known to have been the cousin to Ki no Tsurayuki.
In his life he helped in the compilation of the Kokinshū though he died shortly after. An elegy in his memory is included inside (No.838).
We can find 47 of his poems in the Kokinshū, and another 20 in later anthologies. He was also included as one of Kintō’s 36 Poetic Geniuses.
One of his poems (No.33) can be found in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu and goes as follows:1
| Japanese text2 | Romanized Japanese1 | English translation1 |
|---|---|---|
| 久方の 光のどけき 春の日に しづ心なく 花のちるらむ | Hisakata no hikari nodokeki haru no hi ni shizukokoro naku hana no chiruran | Cherry blossoms, on this calm, lambent day of spring, why do you scatter with such unquiet hearts? |
Other Depictions
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| Tomonori by Kikuchi Yōsai | Tomonori by Kanō Tan'yū |
Footnotes
1. MacMillan, P. (2018) ”One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse”. St. Ives: Penguin Classics.
2. Suzuki, H. et al. (1997) ”Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu”. Tokyo: Bun’eidō.
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