ひんがしの国にわがをれば朝日さすはこやの山の影となりにき
| hingashi no kuni ni wa ga oreba asahi sasu hakoya no yama no kage to nariniki | In eastern Lands do I dwell, but when The morning sun shines Upon distant Gushe Mountain[i] Its shadow falls upon me. |
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[i] Mount Gushe 姑射山 (Jp. koya no yama) is a mountain in Shanxi 山西 in northern China, which was said to be the dwelling place of immortals. Here, Sanetomo is using it as a euphemism for the imperial palace in Kyoto and, by association the emperor.