歌うた心ごころ

noun

poetic sentiment (waka); waka-composing mood; solid grounding in waka; meaning of a waka poem

Refers to the aesthetic sensibility, emotional depth, or technical understanding needed for composing or appreciating classical waka poetry. The term is strongly tied to traditional Japanese poetics.

• 彼かれの短たん歌かには深ふかい歌うた心ごころが感かんじられる。

  One can feel a deep poetic sentiment in his tanka.

• 歌うた心ごころがなければ、良よい和わ歌かは詠よめない。

  Without a waka-composing mood, you cannot compose good waka.