She plays the three flavor strings <br />With the Bachi.(Plectrum) <br />I asked her name politely. <br />'Yukiko Suzuki' She said shyly. <br />She smiled like in a painting of Kitagawa.Utamaro. <br />I told her that I have been to Japan <br />And she begged me to sing a Japanese song. <br />I started and she clapped! <br />'Haru O aisuru hito wa, kokoro kiyoki hito <br />Sumire no hana no yo na, Boku no Tomodachi. <br />Natsu O aisuru hito wa, kokoro tsuyoki hito, <br />Iwa O kudaku nami no yona, Boku no Chichioya. <br />Aki O aisuru hito wa, kokoro fukaki hito, <br />Ai O kataru haine no yona, Boku no Koibito. <br />Fuyu O aisuru hito wa, Kokoro hiroki hito, <br />Neyuki O tokasu Daichi no yona, Boku no hanaoya. <br />[ A person who loves Spring, Is a person of pure heart, <br />Like the flower of a pansy, that person is my friend <br />A person who loves Summer, Is a person of strong mind, <br />Like waves break the rocks, that person is my father <br />A person who loves Fall, Is a person of deep thoughts, <br />Like love in the heart, that person is my lover <br />A person who loves Winter, Is a man of wide heart, <br />Like the Earth melts the ice, that person is my mother.' <br />When I finished the song my beloved woke me up and said; <br />'Domo Arigato Gozaimashita' [Thank you very much.] <br /> <br />*A humble dedication to my lifelong friend Shozo.Suzuki <br />I walk along the bygone memory lane and I found a tear dropp in my eye!<br /><br />nimal dunuhinga<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/shamisen/
