Okichi-San - Renaissance

Sunlight shining Kyoko-san\nShades her face behind her fan\nSilk kimono, amber comb\nGeisha Kyoko-san's alone\nMoving through the willow leaves\nPast the tea house trees\nPreparing for the evening play\nKyoko-san would please\nIn Shimoda geisha-san\nTells of lost Okichi-san\nTaken from the geisha place\nTo a foreign cold embrace\nBound in duty to perform\nOkichi-san was torn\nUnhappy Okichi-san lived a life forlorn\nIn Shimoda geisha Kyoko-san is resting\nLost Okichi-san geisha Kyoko-san\nDifferent as two can be\nSighing\nIn Shimoda Gefu lanterns glow this evening\nThrough the paper screen\nPainted candle’s light\nSoft against the perfect night sky\nIn Shimoda poor Okichi-san is sleeping\nDreams of blossom trees\nHeavy on the ground\nScented petals falling so soft\nThrough the paper screen\nPainted candle’s light\nSoft against the perfume night sky