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Poem composed by Emperor Jomei. probably around 630. on climbing Kaguyama Among Yamato's clustered hills It is close-by Ama no Kaguyama That I climb and stand to view the land Here and there curls of smoke rise from the plain And gulls take wing from the lakes. endlessly Yes. a sweet country it is This dragonfly isle. this land of Yamato Man'yoshu 2 |
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