Fox Footprints/Court Ceremony
From the Geni Monogatari
Court Ceremony
So fair was he with the Chinese topknot
Drawn boyishly from his forehead
That the official who was to rearrange his hair
Trembled and hesitated,
While the Emperor, his father, remembering the lady who had died broken-hearted,
Thought "Ah, if she could but have seen him at this moment!"
Drawn boyishly from his forehead
That the official who was to rearrange his hair
Trembled and hesitated,
While the Emperor, his father, remembering the lady who had died broken-hearted,
Thought "Ah, if she could but have seen him at this moment!"
When he had been crowned he arrayed himself in the full robes of manhood,
And danced before the court a measured step to express his gratitude,
While trays of fruit and delicacies were distributed by imperial order.
And danced before the court a measured step to express his gratitude,
While trays of fruit and delicacies were distributed by imperial order.