As a mat of creepers,
Is the sea at Iwami;
Amongst the mangled words of
Kara Point,
...
Distant as the heavens,
'long lengthy country roads
Filled with feeling have I come
...
Jewelled seaweed,
Province of Sanuki:
Is it your nature that
The sight of you will never sate?
...
I do speak these words, though
They may profane what's holy;
I speak them
Filled with awe:
...
By the sea in Iwami,
On the shore at Tsuno,
There is no beach,
For folk to see;
...
To the summer fields go
The stags, with antlers
Only stubs;
My darling's heart:
...
Wavelets
At Tsu in Shiga, your home, lady,
Your parting path,
Among the river shallows,
...
The waves against the seashore
Rushing to the rocky coast, are the
Folded mulberry-cloth
...
Tis not just today
That we do it:
Of old
The men felt more,
...
Leaving Royal City far behind,
the prince makes for the wilds of Hatsuse
enclosed by rugged hills.
Climbing trackless slopes
...