Upon the departure of Prince Ōtsu for the capital after his secret visit to the Shrine of Ise

We present this work in honor of the Japanese holiday, Mountain Day.

Princess Ōku
Japanese
661 – 702

 

To speed my brother
Parting for Yamato,
In the deep of night I stood
Till wet with the dew of dawn.
The lonely autumn mountains
Are hard to pass over
Even when two go together-
How does my brother cross them all alone!

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