"Ai no Tsuchiyama" is a phrase you will see most often. But no one knows for sure what it means. There are numerous theories. "Ai" could mean "in-between," "love," "koi fish," or "soon"...

Photo of a display panel at the Tsuchiyama Tokaido Tenmakan Museum.

Entire lyrics of Suzuka Mago-uta song in Japanese:
○坂は照る照る　鈴鹿は曇る　あいの土山　雨が降る

○馬がもの言うた　鈴鹿の坂で　お参宮上﨟（おさん女郎）なら　乗しょと言うた

○坂の下では　大竹小竹　宿がとりたや　小竹屋に

○手綱片手の　浮雲ぐらし　馬の鼻唄　通り雨

○与作思えば　照る日も曇る　関の小万の　涙雨

○関の小万が　亀山通い　月に雪駄が　二十五足

○関の小万の　米かす音は　一里聞こえて　二里ひびく

○馬は戻（い）んだに　お主は見えぬ　関の小万が　とめたやら

○昔恋しい　鈴鹿を越えりゃ　関の小万の　声がする

○お伊勢七度　おたがわ八度　関の地蔵は　月参り