Lady Ise

Lady Ise (伊勢; c. 875 – c. 938),^[1] also known as Ise no Miyasudokoro (伊勢の御息所), was a Japanese poet in the Imperial court's waka tradition. She was born to Fujiwara no Tsugukage [ja] of Ise Province, and eventually became the lover of the Prince Atsuyoshi [ja] and a concubine to Emperor Uda; her son by him was Prince Yuki-Akari.^[2] She also had a daughter with Prince Atsuyoshi called Nakatsukasa.^[3]

Her poems were emblematic of the changing styles of the time, and 22 of them were included in the Kokin Wakashū.^[4]

One of her poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.

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Japanese	Rōmaji	English translation
青柳の枝にかかれる春雨は糸もてぬける玉かとぞ見る	Aoyagi no Eda ni kakareru Harusame wa Ito motenukeru Tama ka to zo miru	Hanging from the branches of a green Willow tree, The spring rain Is a Thread of pearls.^[5]

難波潟みじかき芦のふしのまもあはでこの世を過ぐしてよとや	Naniwa-gata Mijikaki ashi no Fushi no ma mo Awade kono yo o Sugushite yo to ya	Even for a time Short as a piece of the reeds In Naniwa's marsh, We must never meet again: Is this what you are asking me?

Lady Ise

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