can you imagine young ‘uns singing these words?
Umi yukaba 海行かば
Mizutsuku kabane 水漬く屍
Yama yukaba 山行かば
Kusa musu kabane 草生す屍
Okimi no he ni koso shiname 大君の辺にこそ死なめ
Kaerimi wa seji かへりみはせじ
[trans.]
If I go away to the sea
I shall be a corpse washed up
If I go away to the mountain
I shall be a corpse in the grass
But if I die for you*
It will not be a regret
(*in reference to the Emperor)
salam! selamat ari raya. bila nk get together? ive lost my phonebook, so paham2 la…