portrait of Yosano Akiko

与謝野晶子（Yosano Akiko、１８７８－１９４２）

Her poet、”君死にたまふことなかれ”was her song when her brother was called up to Russo-Japanese War at 1904, produced by her husband,Tekkan.

the following is Arthar Binard translation.

I call you, brother

don't you dare lay down your life.

You, the youngest child in our family,

thus cherished all the more-

Mother and father didn't educate you.......

bring you up to the age of 24, so that you couldn't kill or be killed yourself.

.........

Although Japan pushed to War until the defeat of World War second.

 

 

 

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