Koigoromo (Robe of Love) Part 1: An Introduction and Translation of Yamakawa Tomiko’s “White Lily” 『恋衣』英訳(１) ：解説、山川登美子の「白百合」

Abstract

Robe of Love (Koigoromo, 1905) is a collection of 393 tanka and six shintaishi (new-style poems) by Yamakawa Tomiko, Masuda Masako, and Yosano Akiko, three of the leading female poets who wrote for the literary magazine Morning Star (Myōjō). Part One provides a historical and critical overview of Robe of Love and brief portraits of the three poets, followed by a complete English translation of the 131 tanka in Yamakawa Tomiko’s section “White Lily.” The rest of Robe of Love will appear in subsequent issues of the journal.