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家持銅像になってJR高岡の駅前に立ち尽くす自分。そんな悪夢を見てうなされている家持を、土師がやさしく揺り起こします。目覚めるとそこはまぎれもなく布勢の水海。舟はゆらゆらとたゆたい、家持は何事もなかったように桃の花に見とれる土師の膝の上でした。夢で未来を見せられた家持は、権力を追い求めることの愚かさ、人生のはかなさと芸術の永遠性を知ります。そして自然の美しさに囲まれた越中の暮らしの尊さに目覚め、詩神に感謝を捧げつつ「立山(たちやま)の賦(ふ)」を詠みます。「もう都のまつりごとなどに悩むものか。私は歌を作り続けるのだ。」舞台はオーケストラの響きに包まれ、精霊たちが自然をたたえるバレエに彩られますが、やがて越中1250余年の夢の明かりは閉じられ、古城公園は再び深い時の闇に沈んでいきます。

　

　

Yakamochi is having a bad dream in which he stands bewildered in the form of a bronze statue in front of JR Takaoka Station. Hanishi shakes him gently. He wakes up to find himself lying with his head on her lap on a boat rocking on Fuseno-Mizuumi. Hanishi is feasting her eyes on the plum blossoms, unaware of his dream. Now that he has seen the future in his dream, he realizes that struggles for power are foolish and that human life is ephemeral, while art is eternal. He also realizes how invaluable his life amidst the beautiful nature in Etchu is.He writes "An Ode to Mt. Tateyama," giving thanks to the muse. He says to himself, "I won't worry more about the political situation of the capital. I'll devote myself to composing poems."

The stage echoes with orchestral music. Nymps dance beautifully, praising nature,

Now the dream play encompassing Etchu's 1250 years of history has come to an end and Kojo Park vanishes into the blackness of the night.

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