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The deceased Meiji Emperor,
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just before he left us in inconsolable
sorrow and despair, he wrote:
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Sea to the north and to the south,
to the west and to the east.
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Waves whirl up.
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Our nation is waiting,
when the storm will subside. . .
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What did the deceased Meiji Emperor wish
to say with his magnificent poem?
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And did he even want to say
anything at all?
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Does anyone have a suggestion
about this?
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In this magnificent poem,
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the deceased Meiji Emperor
speaks of the long-awaited peace,
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which the common people want,
and for which they die in horrible agony.
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The deceased Meiji Emperor
has bequeathed to us peace
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with America and with England.
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But the deceased Meiji Emperor has not
bequeathed us peace at any price.
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And the price of this peace
might prove too great.
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It also happens that the same wind
brings a prolonged precipitation.
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The fish Namazu sinks to the depths.
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The butterflies fold their wings.
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Capitulation contradicts the traditions
of the Empire and of the Japanese people.
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Even though it is known to all that
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the Emperor has always stood for
evolutionary development
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the way it is accepted
in the natural world: