was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
Biography Hitoshi was born in 880, a son of and great-grandson of Emperor Saga.McMillan 2010 : 138-139 (note 39).Daijirin entry "Minamoto no Hitoshi". Sanseidō.
After serving as governor of several provinces, in 947 he was appointed .
Poetry Four of his poems were included in Gosen Wakashū on.
The following poem by him was included as No. 39 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu: Japanese textSuzuki et al. 2009 : 53.Romanized JapaneseMcMillan 2010 : 163.English translationMcMillan 2010 : 41.浅茅生の 小野の篠原 しのぶれど あまりてなどか 人の恋しきAsajiu no ono no shinohara shinoburedo amarite nado ka hito no koishikiThough I scarcely show my secret feelings like those few reeds sprouting unnoticed in low bamboo, they are too much for me to hide. Why do I love you so?
References
Bibliography
McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press. Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.
External links Minamoto no Hitoshi on Kotobank.