歌うた物もの語がたり

noun

uta monogatari; poem-tale collection

Historical term for a genre of Heian-period literature that combines waka poems with prose narratives, often centered on a poet or a series of poetic exchanges. Well-known examples include the Ise Monogatari and the Yamato Monogatari.

• 『伊い勢せ物もの語がたり』は代だい表ひょう的てきな歌うた物もの語がたりの一ひとつです。

  The Tales of Ise is one of the representative uta monogatari.

• 歌うた物もの語がたりは和わ歌かと散さん文ぶんが組くみ合あわさった文ぶん学がく形けい式しきです。

  Uta monogatari is a literary form that combines waka poems and prose.