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Tonari kara 

 Kono ki nikumu ya ! 

 Se'mi no kog. 



GYUKAKU. 



All because of the se'mi that sit and shrill on its branches 

 Oh ! how this tree of mine is hated now by my neighbor ! 



This reminds one of Yayu. We find another 

 poet compassionating a tree frequented by 

 semi : 



Kaze wa mina 



Se'mi ni suwarete", 



Hito-ki kana ! 



CHOSUI. 



Alas ! poor solitary tree ! pitiful now your lot, every 

 breath of air having been sucked up by the semi ! 



Sometimes the noise of the semi is described as 

 a moving force : 



Se'mi no kog 

 Ki-gi ni ugoite", 

 Kaz^ mo nashi ! 



SOYO. 



Every tree in the wood quivers with clamor of se'mi : 

 Motion only of noise never a breath of wind ! 



Take" ni kite', 



Yuki yori omoshi 



Se'mi no kog. 



TOGETSU. 



