At a wayside Inn, while lying on a wizard's pillow, the young man (Rosei) quickly falls asleep; he begins dreaming of his future, of being summoned to the Emperor’s palace to begin reigning as the new King. Rosei describes the spectacular sight which greets him as his bejeweled carriage approaches the palace gates.
"A courtyard strewn
With golden and silver sand;
And they that at the four sides
Pass through the jeweled door are canopied
With a crown of woven light."
A pretty fresh image, wouldn't you agree?
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Note: Poem included in Kantan Nō Play by Zeami.
Trans: Arthur Waley
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