儀同三司母

• 儀同三司の母

First attested in the Shika Wakashū (c. 1151).

儀同三司 (Gidō-sanshi, “honorary grand minister”) is a title first assumed by Fujiwara no Korechika, Heian-period nobleman.

儀同三司母 (hiragana ぎどうさんしのはは, rōmaji Gidō-sanshi no Haha)

1. a courtesy name of Takashina no Kishi/Takako, Heian-period poet
   • 1205, Shin Kokin Wakashū (book 13, poem 1149 by the mother of the Honorary Grand Minister), text here (also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 54)

     忘 (わす)れじの行 (ゆ)く末 (すゑ)まではかたければけふを限 (かぎ)りの命 (いのち)ともがな

     wasureji no yukusue made wa katakereba kyō o kagiri no inochi to mogana

     You promise you'll never forget, but to the end of time is too long to ask. So let me die today―still loved by you.[1]

   Synonyms: 高内侍 (Kō no Naishi), 高階成忠女 (Takashina no Naritada no Musume)