Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-01-23 | Page 39 | Two Poems by Emperor and Empress of Japan

Two Poems by Emperor and Empress of Japan FROM NEW YORK INDEPENDENT Poems DY .HIS -MAJESTY MUTSUHITO, EMPEROR OK ' JARAN ?. ! .': ' ' -A".'? V , , '. Sashi noboru j v' ..:-' ..''' . ' . v'XV ' Asahi no goloku ? ' i : : v:i vX't V V - - - Motamahoshiki wa ' : , ' . o'- ' - ' ' ' Kokoro narikerij . ( ,' .';. ' . V. ' ' The tiling wcv want x 1 I ' 1 '"J S, Is hearts that rise above Earth's worries,' like '' ' XV The Sun at morn, rising above thciclouds, V'' ' V Splendid and strong. ' ' 1 ' 1. ' , ; .' , ', 8 ,)b v V SliirarckcriON'V' V. ' r '' JWln " ! te'fe , Tami no tiariwaiffil .'J ,' ; 's&l$W MrtfffV V'CT t,lc sniokecurling above the roofs, -?r3t 1,1 sre31--" volume." and thereby 1 know VVvA rO&Jty W&J0 The age is one of growing industries. rii' ) Q-yo II )NlM&?4l . Vo wo mainoni s0jf)'ri) 0 O ' Kami 116 mcgumi wo Jof' l'SS'o TFT"" - - ' M?sari. i"!jy 0s I O m3n' loo' ,m' cv;1' "JL tlTCliour of weal, JJs 0 " f When Progress leads thcyation? and revere jO' A YLj The gracq of GolKfV.V;atchcs o'er the rJZ- ft J n,a"ki J, QcT y VPr-- 11 HO no kokoro v.o A rWtMQO-l C. Tcra5,,ii,,iriratft When hearts of men V tyg.jmX 7T(mbQkfRJ Arc cloudless, free from all defiling strain, VJ-.W yTK J (VM Thc tn!Sy nods, clearly beholding tlicm ' CvQMv1 A iri11 thcm wi,h thcir I,nrc liBhU ' ( ' Mv0kb Ante v.o urami . jffcT . ivi HY)VS? llilo wo tognmuru : .- ta3S? rf . Koto mo a raj i. -i'A.- , j e!V v V'aga ayatnachi wo mP WO " Onioi kacsaba. P'j)' (j Jso need to bear ''. ' '- k f ' V a r Grudge against heaven, or wreak one's spiteful SplcfiiV r'- ' v Against one's fcllowincn when one reflects -Ji Lj 'rJ W -,n n's 0WI1 crr0rs- ; ' -' - - WXV 0 '' ' 'i : rv U '- , Koto nasht to . V ' ', . ) ) Yurubu kokoro wa , j; O" " . ' ) ' Kaka naka ni ' -.jV ;f-. - ': ' ' Ada am yoii mo ; '3"i? - - ( .. Kxl ' Agnii kari kcri. . , A; ... ' V The heart which thinks . )(, ' - ' " v That all is well, and, therefore, lets itself ') u Relax ils guard doth stand in jeopardy U More than the man t hat lights at mortal grips, V Facing' his bilicrcst foes. i ' . - imrn " ' " wmmm -TTlrm Poems ' " BY HER MAJESTY HARUKO, EMPRESS OF JAPAN ':".'&' v- "Waga mi ni wa " , ' 1 '-V". y , . ' Tac-uki koto mo ; ' .' ' .vv' (pen) r .., Hito no tame . ? C '. .Omoi-bakaritc . ' ' Tsutonui beki kana. ' ' " Even the thing . -: . - Thai seems beyond what our poor strength can bcar, nS-vj- v . Yet. for the sake of others, take wc thought 2ZiJ(S- . And set ourselves to do 't witli our best power, a? XZN , "CSV I UrcsVikVtnonoCw-a A wllViW , ' r -. Makoto mote A - - TV r Hito 116 tsugclaru riMMyW 1 ; -Ct Koloba nar,kcri' Va ''',: I Words of advice, K'S) ' Given from thc depths of a well-meaning heart. r '"Have touched mc to the quick. . : . V Aiuatsu Kami - " . ' Shiroshi jncsunm ' ffdl Mamcyaka ni v-N ' A y) Omi no kokoro wa. JvWJh 1 ' ffl W 'Thi God of Heavcf fc, ? ' A Will surely know and praise thc faithful ncartJT0-. s V, j Of him that serves his Lord so faitlifuIIyiyyT-O. ) . NV-C?VT - 1 V S1 WW Naru w0 tircshimi ( tMWMV fraySi A X--M J Sato no ko ni ' SW ) VI1 Hikarc yuku yukn iy XL S. 1 i Ushi no nakuran. Y&tth X ' ' fjA i Yon -cow, at eve. . . - Follows thc lad that leads her, at each step Lowing with pleasure r " " Surely her poor heart TJlb ' !i joyi io) ncarinB hoinc" - rhiffiWW Jlf'-I Minato bunc r''xAyiTh)fl WJ r lk?-ri wo asir ? W":- c"A7'Ty Arsl Koc no uchi . -'Jlto . f T2VJ , 130s Uran.iji shiramitc ' : . A A fk wa akc ni cri ((J I v '',c sma" '10',rs crc dawn. " &$'r-T ' IhRn '',cn a" ''nr an'' roc'S n0!' 's'cs show S 5 'Du To guide thc steersman, lo! thc noisy crew I Of mariners, with ujany a yo-hcavc-ho and shout ' ' II Raise up thc anchor. Ere thc echoing strains ) II iHave 'ceased, thc day breaks' on the whitening waves, ' .- II iffhmiW thc course jlics clearly lo be s.ccn. .- ' ' V rn0 0, kf " ' ' ' ' ' " r-'lk' Aru'ga tic ni 1110 ' ' I ICjisanarinti .. ' -' I Ikari ka sciuashj ." ' ' - Kokpro hitotsu wo. 1 So much to think'-of! And so many cares Come piling, in upon mc, one by one ! How can my one pobr heart siifficc for all.