Saiga. Biography
Poetry was an important part of the cultural life of medieval Japan. According to court etiquette, an aristocrat should not only know the poems, but also be able to compose them. And to compose quickly and in the presence of the audience – that is, in the form of a public impromptu. Similar impromptu were born in the moments of friendly feasts, collective walks in the bosom of nature, love meetings, etc. And the main “test” to test the poetic abilities of aristocrats were poetic tournaments, often arranged at the request of the emperor himself.
However, along with poems composed during competitions and other public appearances, there was another poetry. It was created in secluded corners, far from court vanity, during solitary wanderings and a solitary contemplation of nature. It was this poetry that glorified his name by one of the most significant lyric poets of the Japanese medieval Saiga.
This name was not given to him at birth. Sato Norikiye –
Indeed, for many years, Saige spent in wandering, which was to cleanse and perfect his soul for a worthy entry into the “pure”, “perfect” kingdom. I must say, reality was not very conducive to the implementation of these aspirations: in that dark time Japan was shaken by internecine wars, and the only refuge for the hermit was nature, alone with which he could mourn the death of his friends and the calamity of his people.
Little is known about the events experienced by the poet during the many years of wandering. But much is known about his experiences, for they are imprinted in the verses that were composed during that period. In these works a rich palette of moods of the poet, caused by
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)