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Sesson Yūbai
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“I do not like praises and honours Nor did I fear disdain I just stayed away. My mind, clear water, My body bound and tied For three years in Chang'an. I sing what I feel in songs In straight words, undecorated.”
Sesson Yūbai (1290–1347) said by 1347 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From: Bingatshū, as cited in: Katō, Shūichi. A History of Japanese Literature: From the Man'yōshū to Modern Times, 1997. p. 105.