Omi no Ookimi (Prince Omi, ~675AD) Cicada’s empty shell— Eating seaweed, I treasure a fleeting life All wet From Irago waves A reply to the previous poem, #23 in the Manyoshu Original Text Modern Text Pronunciation 麻続王 麻続王 Omi no Ookimi 空蝉之 …
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