Izumi Shikibu
Izumi Shikibu (Japanese和 泉 式 部; * 978; ? † ( 1033 )? ) Was a Japanese poet of the Heian period. It is one of the 36 immortal poets of the Middle Ages (中古 三 十六 歌仙, Chuko sanjūrokkasen ). A contemporary of Murasaki Shikibu and Akazome Emon at the court of Joto Mon'in she was perhaps the greatest poet of her time.
Life
Izumi Shikibu was the daughter of Oe no Masamune, the governor of the province of Echizen. Her mother was the daughter of Taira no Yasuhira, the governor of Etchu. At the age of 20 years, Izumi Shikibu was married to Tachibana no Michisada, the governor of Izumi was shortly thereafter.
As it was common for women in the Heian period, her name is composed of Izumi, the government (任 国, ningoku ) of her husband and master of ceremonies (式 部, Shikibu ), the official name of their father. Her daughter Koshikibu no Naishi was also a gifted poet. Izumi Shikibu accompanied Michisada a time in the provinces, life was there but uncomfortable and returned to the capital.
At court she had a series of affairs. It is believed that they ( some reports say wife) the companion before the marriage with Michisada was a man named Omotomaru the court of the Dowager Queen Shoko. During the marriage with Michisada she fell passionately in love with Prince Tametaka (977-1002), the third- born son of Emperor Reizei and had a public affair with him. Thus, they sparked a scandal, as a result, her husband divorced her by Izumi Shikibu and her father disinherited. It was said to be a visit Tametakas at Shikibu during a plague epidemic, which eventually led to his death, the prevailing myth.
After Tametakas death made her prince Atsumichi (981-1007), a half-brother Tametakas, the yard. The first year of this affair, she describes in the semi- autobiographical novel, Izumi Shikibu Nikki (和 泉 式 部 日记, dt " Diary of Izumi Shikibu "). How many diaries this time it is written in the third person, and parts of it are certainly fiction. It is thought that Shikibu's motive to write this diary at least partly consisted in the other courtiers to explain this affair. As previously with Tametaka was also this affair soon no more and Atsumichis wife left his house zornentbrannt secret. Shikibu pulled thereupon in Atsumichis residence, and the two talked for a public relationship to Atsumichi 1007 at the age of 27 years died.
The following year, Izumi Shikibu went to the court of Fujiwara no Shoshi, daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga and wife of Tennō Ichijō. In fact, falls the emergence of the diary of Izumi Shikibu and her most important works, the (和 泉 式 部, dt " Izumi Shikibu - Collection"集) and the imperial anthologies are included in the Izumi Shikibu Shuu, in this time. Your embossed with love and passion of life brought her the nickname of Michinaga courtesan (浮かれ女, ukareme ) a. Indeed, her poetry is characterized by overflowing passion and an overwhelming emotional impact. Her style is the exact opposite to the style of Akazome Emon, although both served on the same farm and were close friends. At court she used a growing rivalry with Murasaki Shikibu, whose seal has a similar style, even if this rivalry pales in comparison to Murasaki Shikibu's intellectual contest with Sei Shonagon. Izumi Shikibu's soulful poetry won her the praise of many courtiers, including Fujiwara no Kinto.
At court she married Fujiwara no Yasumasa, a famous military commander for his courage under Michinaga, and left the farm to accompany him to his command in the province of Tango. Supposedly they lived long, longer even than her daughter Koshikibu no Naishi, her year of death but is unknown. The last correspondence with the imperial court of her dates from the year 1033.
The work Izumi Shikibu's also found in contemporary art attention as the Opéra National de Paris and the Grand Théâtre de Genève in Geneva gave the jointly based on her poems opera "Da Gelo a Gelo " with Salvatore Sciarrino in order. Sung in Italian, it is based on 65 poems from the diary of Izumi Shikibu that address their passionate love for Prince Atsumichi. The work was performed in early 2008 by the Grand Théâtre de Genève with the Geneva Chamber Orchestra.
Examples of their poetry
Shikibu's love poems are full of surprising imagery:
「刈藻 かき 臥猪 の 床 の ゐ を 安 みさこ そね ざらめ 斯 らず も が な」
" The trockende grass trampling down the wild boar makes his bed and sleeps. I would not as deep sleep, even if I did not have these feelings. "
「黒髪 の みだれ も 知ら ず 打 臥せ ば まづか き やり し 人 ぞ 戀 しき」
" My black hair is unkempt; unconcerned he lies down and smoothes it gently at first, my beloved! "
A large number of Shikibu's poems are Lamentations (哀伤 哥, Aisho no uta ). Here are some examples. Addressing Tametaka she writes:
「亡人 の くる 夜 とき けど 君 も なし 我 が 住む 宿 や 魂 無き の 里」
"They say tonight to return the dead, but you're not here. Is my property really a house without a ghost? "
When she saw her daughter's name Koshikibu no Naishi on the imperial robes, which she received after her death, she wrote:
「諸共 に 苔 の した に は 朽ち ず し て 埋もれ ぬ 名 を みる ぞ 悲しき」
"Under the moss, imperishable, her name is held in high regard: to see this brings great sadness. "