昔男（在原業平）是誰？
《伊勢物語》的戀愛主角
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昔男是平安時代和歌物語《伊勢物語》的主角，書中許多段落都以「從前有個男子」開頭，指的就是他。原典並未寫出他的名字，但由於書中許多和歌是在原業平的作品，一般廣泛認為這個人物是以業平為原型。
在第1話〈芥川〉中，他偷偷帶走多年來一直思慕的高貴女子，在雷雨之夜手持弓箭守在荒廢倉庫的門口，女子卻在這段時間被鬼一口吞下。他悲嘆道：當她問我「那是白玉嗎？」的時候，若我回答「是露水」，然後自己也像露水一樣消逝就好了。在第8話〈月非昔月〉中，他思念遷往遠方的戀人，一年後回到昔日的房間，詠出「月亮不是從前的月亮，春天也不是從前的春天了嗎」的和歌。
在原業平是「六歌仙」之一，也是《小倉百人一首》中詠龍田川紅葉那首和歌的作者。
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