Where bells summon yôkai Singing and ringing Calling out into the woods Through sunlit fullmoon maples And umbrageous, stony slopes Humans are wary yet hopeful Mononoke and oni deliberate in movements Because where bells summon yôkai There is the flapping of large wings And the sneeking of reddish paws Which both draw nearer, With every ringing of the bell
鞍馬寺辞にある釣鐘。 妖怪を追い払わなくて、呼ぶと思う事が好む。 A temple bell at the way to Kurama-dera. I prefer to believe they are not banishing but calling them instead.
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