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Rh Daita ki wa,

Ha mo ugokasazu,

Semi no koe!—Kafū.

Tonari kara

Kono ki nikumu ya!

Semi no koe.—Gyukaku.

This reminds one of Yayū. We find another poet compassionating a tree frequented by semi:—

Kaze wa mina

Semi ni suwarete,

Hito-ki kana!—Chōsui.

Sometimes the noise of the semi is described as a moving force:— Semi no koe

Ki-gi ni ugoite,

Kaze mo nashi!—Sōyō.

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