詠えい歌か

noun

poem; song; composition of a poem or song

Refers to a poem, especially a tanka, or a song, as well as the act of composing one. Often used in classical or literary contexts.

• 彼かれは美うつくしい自し然ぜんを詠えい歌かに詠よんだ。

  He composed a poem about the beautiful nature.

• この詠えい歌かは万まん葉よう集しゅうに収おさめられている。

  This poem is included in the Man'yōshū.

noun

pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn

Specifically a Buddhist pilgrim's song or hymn. See also 御詠歌 (goeika).

See also: 御詠歌

• お遍へん路ろさんは詠えい歌かを唱となえながら歩あるく。

  The pilgrims walk while chanting a pilgrim's hymn.

noun

singing a poem or song loudly

The act of reciting or singing a poem or song in a loud voice. Rare standalone use; more often seen in descriptive or literary contexts.

• 宴えんの席せきで、彼かれは朗ろう々ろうと詠えい歌かを披ひ露ろうした。

  At the banquet, he performed a poem in a sonorous voice.