Renga and Jisei

== 連歌:Renga ==
In the beginning, 連歌:Renga (linked verse of short waka, first half 5-7-5 + last half 7-7) was somewhat of playing with 短歌 (short Waka 5-7-5/7-7 pattern) among the free poets who loved drinking and talking with their friends in Heian-period.
It was developed into important grounding literacy of early professional warriors while they was rising into prominence during the dynamic war age, in the last stage of Heian and Kamakura period.
Remarkably, 源頼朝:Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of Kamakura shogunate loved 連歌:Renga. He left behind a lot of episode of composing Renga with his Renga partners.
=== Kamakura period ===
When he went to the capital to join a general service to make offerings to Buddha at Todai-ji Temple, he saw strawberry farm on the way of Moriyama City. He asked his Renga partner, 平時政朝臣:Taira no Tokimasa Ason, composing Renga about the fine strawberry farm;{もり}山の{いちこ}{さかし}くなりにけり　- 平時政朝臣:Taira no Tokimasa AsonMoriyama no / Ishiko Sakashiku / Nari ni keriThe {stroberies/chirdren} in the City of {Mori-yama(=taking care the mountain)} is growing up {heartily/wisely}{むばら}がいかにうれしかるらん　- 前右大将頼朝: Saki no Udaisyou YoritomoMuba ra ga Ika ni / Ureshi karu ranHow happy the nurses/brambles will be to see that{} is rhetoric of 掛詞:Kake-kotoba (paronomasia) and 縁語:En-go (associated word)
The first shogun of Kamakura was also the great poet, especially Renga. He was the head of Minamoto family(源氏:Gen-ji), but he also gave good treatment the members of Taira familiy(平氏:Hei-shi) as Renga partner.
===== 源頼朝:Minamoto no Yoritomo =====
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoritomo
=== Sengoku (Muromachi) period ===
There are such legend of besiege a castle/holding a castle at {Aki} area in Sengoku period;
A commanding general sent an arrow with a first half into the castle, then he got the return last half from the castle. He desided to raise the siege of the castle and wait for surrender.{秋}風に かたき{木また}の 落ち葉かな  - 毛利元就:Mouri Motonari {Aki} kaze ni / Kataki {Kimata} no / Ochiba kanaThe falling leaves drift into the crotch of a treewhich are hard to fall down in the autumn breezeよせ来てしづむ　{浦浪}の月　- 木全知矩:{Kimata} TomonoriYosekite Shizumu / {Uranami} no Tsukiand the moon reflected on the waverolling from the sea sinking onto the beach{} is rhetoric of 掛詞:Kake-kotoba (paronomasia) and 縁語:En-go (associated word)
===== 毛利元就:Mouri Motonari =====
a prominent 大名:daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. well-known of " he lesson of the three arrows"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C5%8Dri_Motonari
===== 木全知矩:Kimata Tomonori =====
a general at 佐伯郡:Saeki-gun County, 安芸 Aki Province (present-day Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City)
http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/758760/36?tocOpened=1
The last half in reply might remind him old well-known Waka;大海の　磯もとどろに　寄する波O(h)oumi no / Iso mo Tdoro ni / Yosuru Nami割れて砕けて　さけて散るかもWarete Kudakete / Sakete Chiru kamoThe wawes rolling to the beach resounding from the oceanwill crack, will break, will split, will spread- 源実朝(Minamoto no Sanetomo)
===== 源実朝:Minamoto no Sanetomo =====
a son of 頼朝(Yoritomo), the third shogun of the Kamakura shogunate in 13th century. a great poet who has private anthology "金槐和歌集(The Kinkai wakashu:The Golden Pagoda-Tree Collection of Japanese Poetry"), one of his waka included in the anthology Ogura Hyakunin Isshu (100 Poems by 100 Poets Ogura version).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Sanetomo世の中は つねにもがもなYonokaka wa / Tsuneni mogamo naなぎさこぐ // あまの小舟の 綱手かなしもNagisa Kogu // Ama no (W)obune no / Tsunade Kanashi moI wish everything in the world is forever in peace.I see the fishermen on the boat in the beachcasting their nets into the sea profoundly.On occasion, the magnificent link-half deserved his head, family, retainer, castle, country, people. The enemy yesterday is the best partner of composing Renga today.
This idea "an enemy yesterday, a friend today" is one of the motto of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
== 辞世:Jise ==
Besides, Japanese warriors offten left behind their 辞世:Jise (farewell Waka composed on the eve of their death). 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_poem
=== Meiji restoration ===
The leading spirits of the Meiji restoration also. This well-known Renga was composed by the leader and the follower to take care for the sick.おもしろき　こともなき世に　おもしろく　- 高杉 晋作:Takasugi Shinsakuomoshiroki / kotomo naki yo ni / omosirokuNothing interesting in the world, however interestinglyすみなすものは　心なりけり 　　　　　- 野村 望東尼:Nomura Motonisuminasu mono wa / kokoro nari keriwe were living here with our mind, we are sure.
===== 高杉晋作:Takasugi Shinsaku =====
a samurai from the Chōshū Domain of Japan who contributed significantly to the Meiji Restoration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takasugi_Shinsaku
=== during the war in 20th century ===
There are some Jisei in the last wills of the special attack pilot in 20th century.錦きて歸るこの身はNishiki kite / Kaeru Kono Mi wa散るさくらChiru Sakura今日見る父母のKyou Miru Fubo no心嬉しきKokoro Ureshiki- 第四四振武隊長　甲斐 玉樹:Kai TamakiMy body in the brocade will come back homeas cherry blossom fluttering and spreadingMy father and mother came to care me todaymy mind in a pleasant surprise such a mind
===== 第四四振武隊長　甲斐 玉樹:Kai Tamaki =====
http://www.chiran-tokkou.jp/learn/pilots/kaitamaki.html
Maybe we have to keep a lot of legacy not to have Blank Century.I have read such simple 川柳:Senryu among pilots in the anonymous internet page.痛かろう、いや痛くないと議論なり　- 詠み人しらず(anonymous)Itakarou / Iya Itaku nai to / Giron nari 　- Yomibito ShirazuIt must hurt!No, not hurt!That's it we argue.Back: Mihawk unusual word tone is classical poetic Top: Skill / Article Home: Mihawk in Japanese Wiki
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