著者

梅山 秀幸

出版者

桃山学院大学

雑誌

桃山学院大学総合研究所紀要 (ISSN:1346048X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.39, no.3, pp.73-88, 2014-03-28

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"Jeongeub-sa," the only Baegjje song in existence today, depicts a wife's anxiety about her husband going away on a peddling tour. Similarly, the chapter, "Izutsu" of The Tale of Ise, is wellknown for describing a couple's deep love for each other ; the couple are childhood friends and used to play together around the village well. In this chapter, the wife also composes a poem depicting her anxiety about her husband going away on a peddling tour, although in this case the husband actually goes to visit the house of another woman. It seems possible that the "Izutsu" chapter of The Tale of Ise was influenced by "Jeongeub-sa" in some way. Containing stories of the main male character's various love affairs, The Tale of Ise is recognized as one of the first works of Japanese literature in the country's history to express "miyabi" (courtly elegance), a typical Japanese aesthetic sense. However, it is necessary to consider the fact that the male character, Ariwara no Narihira, was a descendant of the Baegjje King. Narihira loved not only hunting with falcons, but also "hunting" for women. The Baegjje King's family were experts in falconry and their skills were passed down through the family generations. Narihira frequently visited Katano to practice his falconry, and Katano was where many exiles from Baegjje lived after the kingdom was overthrown in the 7th century. This could suggest that here was a place where these immigrants disseminated their Baegjje songs as valuable assets inherited from their ancestors.