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Jūkichi Yagi
A Plain Koto
If you lay a plain kotoin this brightness
it will begin playing quietly,
unable to endure autumn’s beauty.
© Translation: 2008, William I. Elliott and Kazuo Kawamura
A koto is a Japanese musical instrument, similar to a zither, with 13 strings.
A PLAIN KOTO
From: Kanashiki Shinto (Poor Believers)
Publisher: Nogikusha, Tokyo
Publisher: Nogikusha, Tokyo
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A PLAIN KOTO
From: Kanashiki Shinto (Poor Believers)
A Plain Koto
If you lay a plain kotoin this brightness
it will begin playing quietly,
unable to endure autumn’s beauty.
© 2008, William I. Elliott and Kazuo Kawamura
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