(Speaking for KOMACHI, who is now no longer possessed by Shōshō’s spirit.)
Was it his spirit that possessed me,
Was it his anger that broke my wits?
If this be so, let me pray for the life hereafter,
Where alone is comfort;
Piling high the sands[106]
Till I be burnished as gold.[107]
See, I offer my flower[108] to Buddha,
I hold it in both hands.
Oh may He lead me into the Path of Truth,
Into the Path of Truth.
CHAPTER IV
- UKAI
- AYA NO TSUZUMI
- AOI NO UYE
Note on Ukai.
Seami tells us (Works, p. 246) that this play was written by Enami no Sayemon. “But as I removed bad passages and added good ones, I consider the play to be really my work” (p. 247).