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A Japanese miscellany - University of Oregon

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Songs <strong>of</strong> <strong>Japanese</strong> Children 183<br />

Nanishini neko ni torarebena ?<br />

— Neko koso Jlzo yo<br />

— Neko wa Jizo dara,<br />

Nanishini inu ni torarebena ?<br />

— Inu koso Jizo yo !<br />

— Inu wa Jizo dara,<br />

Nanishini okami ni torar^b^na ?<br />

— Okami koso Jizo yo !<br />

— Okami Jizo dara,<br />

Nanishini hi ni makarebena ?<br />

— Hi koso Jizo yo<br />

— Hi wa Jizo dara,<br />

Nanishini mizu ni kesarebena ?<br />

— Mizu koso Jizo yo !<br />

— Mizu wa Jizo dara,<br />

Nanishini hito ni nomarebena ?<br />

— Hito koso Jizo yo !<br />

— Hito wa Jizo dara,<br />

Nanishini Jizo ogamub&a ?<br />

— Hon no Jizo wa Roku- Jizo.<br />

— The heads <strong>of</strong> the Six Jizo under the bridge have been<br />

gnawed by some rat. — But that rat itself is really Jizo.<br />

If the rat be Jizo, how comes it that the rat is caught by a<br />

cat?— The cat itself is really Jizo, — If the cat be Jizo,<br />

how does it happen that the cat is worried by a dog ? —<br />

Truly the dog itself is also Jizo. — If the dog be Jizo, how<br />

explain the fact that it is captured by a wolf?— The wolf<br />

!<br />

!<br />

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