DANCING MAN:
My right foot up
and my left hand on my head
Oh this sake
brings me Heavenly fever;
sake purifies my heart
and the gods are pleased
and I dance
like the Shinto spirits of old
MAN with the CUP:
Oh, drink and be merry
be lifted high in the air
by sake and its spirit;
the Toji has done well
a master brewer he;
and dance you well
in this ecstasy
and while your eyes
are towards the gods
I'll steal a sip or two
that shall build into
more than a cup for me:
*O dance in the spirit of sake -
another cup I hold ready
for you, always*
Feb 15, 2012
Feb 15, 2012 at 5:06 PM UTC
DANCING MAN:
My right foot up
and my left hand on my head
Oh this sake
brings me Heavenly fever;
sake purifies my heart
and the gods are pleased
and I dance
like the Shinto spirits of old
MAN with the CUP:
Oh, drink and be merry
be lifted high in the air
by sake and its spirit;
the Toji has done well
a master brewer he;
and dance you well
in this ecstasy
and while your eyes
are towards the gods
I'll steal a sip or two
that shall build into
more than a cup for me:
*O dance in the spirit of sake -
another cup I hold ready
for you, always*
The image of the Netsuke can be viewed at:
http://rajarumugam.sulekha.com/blog/post/2012/02/netsuke-depicting-2-men-drinking.htm
Photo by Brooklyn Museum
Minko. Netsuke Depicting Two Men Drinking Sake, 19th century. Ivory, 1 1/2in. (3.8cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Krouner, 74.103.11. Creative Commons-BY-NC
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