THE NANAKUSA. 41 



"The rotten bush-clover is gathered together, 

 In order to construct the fence of the Imperial palace."f 



"The deer lying on the bed made of bush-clover, 



Cries out full of pathos and tenderness. 

 We can not see the form of the lovely creature, 

 But the voice is clear and fascinating." 



"The sound of the wind is dull and drear 



Across Miyagi's dewy lea, 



And makes me mourn for the motherless deer 

 That sleeps beneath the Hagi tree." 



* It is also associated with the sleeping wild boar. 



t A satire on the men of Hagi in Choshu, because they took a prominent 

 part in the Restoration of 1867-8. 



