Finally, a song the Kojiki attributes to Prince Kinashi no Karu, immediately before his joint suicide with his lover and sister, Princess Sotôshi. It seems more likely, however, that the song was originally a lament.

kömöriku nö patuse nö kapa nö kami tu se ni ikupi wo uti simo tu se ni ma kupi wo uti i kupi ni pa kagami wo kakë makupi ni pa matama wo kakë matama nasu a ga möpu imo kagami nasu a ga möpu tuma ari tö ipaba kösö ni ipe ni mö yukamë kuni wo mö sinopamë

In a hidden land Flows the River Hatsuse: In the upper shallows Was driven in a sacred stake; And in the lower shallows, Was driven in a true stake. On the sacred stake Hangs a mirror; And on the true stake Hangs a pure jewel. As a jewel Was my beloved; As a mirror Was my wife: Were she only there, I would return to my house, I would return to my home.

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