ACT II.

FISHERMAN (_transformed into_ SUMIYOSHI NO KAMI, _the God of Poetry_).

Sea that is green with the shadow of the hills in the water! Sea Green Dance, danced to the beating of the waves.

(_He dances the Sea Green Dance._)

Out of the wave-lands, Out of the fields of the Western Sea

CHORUS.

He rises before us, The God of Sumiyoshi, The God of Sumiyoshi!

THE GOD.

I rise before you The god--

CHORUS.

The God of Sumiyoshi whose strength is such That he will not let you subdue us, O Rakuten! So we bid you return to your home, Swiftly over the waves of the shore! First the God of Sumiyoshi came. Now other gods[194] have come-- Of Isé and Iwa-shimizu, Of Kamo and Kasuga, Of Ka-shima and Mi-shima, Of Suwa and Atsuta. And the goddess of the Beautiful Island, The daughter of Shakāra King of the Dragons of the Sea-- Skimming the face of the waves They have danced the Sea Green Dance. And the King of the Eight Dragons-- With his Symphony of Eight Musics. As they hovered over the void of the sea, Moved in the dance, the sleeves of their dancing-dress Stirred up a wind, a magic wind That blew on the Chinese boat And filled its sails And sent it back again to the land of Han. Truly, the God is wondrous; The God is wondrous, and thou, our Prince, Mayest thou rule for many, many years Our Land Inviolate!

FOOTNOTE:

[194] They do not appear on the stage.