SKKS VII: 707

On receiving tribute and seeing the richness of His land.

たかきやにのぼりて見ればけぶりたつたみのかまどはにぎはひにけり

takaki ya ni
noborite mireba
keburi tatsu
tami no kamado wa
nigiwainikeri
To my palace heights
I climb and when I gaze across
Smoke rises-
The homes of my people
Are rich, indeed.

Emperor Nintoku

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