Yo no naka no 1_Primitive & Mediaeval Japanese Texts Transliterated into Roman with introductions, notes and glossaries

sube naki mono ha

toshi tsuki ha

nagaruru gotoshi

tori-tsudzuki 5

ohi-kuru mono ha

momokusani

seme-yori-kitaru

wotomera ga

wotome sabi su to 10

Kara tama wo

tamoto ni makashi

shirotaheno

sode furi-kahashi

kurenawino 15

aka mo susobiki

yochi kora to

te tadzusaharite

asobikemu

toki no sakari wo 20

todomi kane

sugushi-yaretsure

minanowata

ka-guroki kami ni

itsu no ma ka 25

shimo no furikemu

ni no ho nasu

omote no

uhe ni

idzuku yu ka 30

shiha kakitarishi

masurawono

wotoko sabi su to

tsurugitachi

koshi ni tori-haki 35

satsu yumi wo

ta-nigiri mochite

aka koma ni

shitsu kura uchi-oki

hahi-norite 40

asobi arukishi

yo no naka ga

tsune ni arikeru

wotomera ga

sa nasu itato wo 45

oshi-hiraki

i-tadori yorite

matamadeno

tama-de sashikahe

sa neshi yo no 50

ikuda mo araneba

ta-tsukadzuwe

koshi ni taganete

kayukeba

hito ni itohaye 55

kaku yukeba

hito ni nikumaye

oyoshiwo ha

kaku nomi narishi

tamakiharu 60

inochi woshikedo

semu sube mo nashi.

Tokihanasu 1

kaku shi mo ka mo

omohedomo

yo no koto nareba

todomi-kanetsu mo. 5

8 _seme_.

10 _sabi_, _shika buri_, wont, wonted art or fashion.

14 _furi-kahashi_, flutter their sleeves together.

17 _yochi_, of like age.

22 pass away.

24 _ka_ is intensitive prefix.

25 at some time or other.

27 _ni no ho_, ruddy-ear (of grain) like.

39 _shitsu kura_, saddle of patterned &c. Japanese stuff.

40 mount and ride.

45 close-shut wooden doors.

47 grope.

49 _tama-de_, fine arms.

52 hand-supporting-staff.

58 = _oyoso_.

1-8 this fleeting world.

9-31 passing character of woman’s charms.

32-62 impermanence of man’s strength and joys.

For _momokusani_, _shirotaheno_, _kurenawino_, _minanowata_,

_masurawono_, _matamadeno_, _tamakiharu_, _tokihanasu_, see List m. k.

Yamanohe no Omi Okura ga Chinkwai-seki wo yomeru uta hitotsu.

Kakemaku ha 1

aya ni kashikoshi

Tarashi hime

kami no mikoto

Karakuni wo 5

muke-tahiragete

mi-kokoro wo

shidzume-tamafu to

i-torashite

ihahi-tamahishi 10

ma-tama nasu

futatsu no ishi wo

yo no hito ni

shimeshi-tamahite

yorodzu yo ni 15

ihi-tsugu to gane

watanosoko

oki tsu no Fukaye no

unakami no

Kofu no hara ni 20

mi tetsukara

okashi tamahite

kamu nagara

kamu sabi imasu

kushi mitama 25

ima no otsutsu ni

tafutoki ro ka mo!

16 _gane_ = _gani_ = _yô_.

17, 18 Epithetical of _Fuka_(_ye_).

19 _umi no kami_ = _umibe_.

21 her own royal hand.

22 = _oku_.

25 _kushi_, wondrous; _mitama_, _matama_, right precious jewels, or

right-soul.

27 _ro_, see grammar.

For _watanosoko_ see List m. k.

MAKI V, SHIMO

Tsukushi no michi no kuchi (Chikuzen) no mikoto mochi no kami Yamanohe

no Okura ga Kumagori ni kaharite sono kokorozashi wo noburu uta ni

tsutsushimite nazorafuru uta mutsu mata zho.

Uchihisasu 1

Miya he noboru to

tarachishino

haha ga te hanare

tsune shiranu 5

kuni no oku-ka wo

momo he yama

koyete sugi-yuki

itsushikamo

miyako wo mimu to 10

omohitsutsu

katarahi woredo

ono ga mi shi

itahashikereba

tamahokono 15

michi no kuma mi ni

kusa ta-wori

shiba tori-shikite

toko-zhi mono

uchi-koi-fushite 20

omohitsutsu

nageki-fuseraku

kuni ni araba

chichi tori-mimashi

ihe ni araba 25

haha tori-mimashi

yo no naka ha

kaku nomi narashi

inu zhi mono

michi ni fushite ya 30

inochi suginamu.

Hito yo ni ha 1

futatabi miyenu

chichi haha wo

okite ya nagaku

aga wakarenamu! 5

16 _mi_ = _mahari_, or tract, vicinity.

For _uchihisasu_, _tarachishino_, _tamahokono_ see List m. k.

Hinkiu mondou no uta.

Kaze mazhiri 1

ame furu yo no

ame mazhiri

yuki furu yo ha

sube mo naku 5

samuku shi areba

kata shiho wo

tori-tsudzushirohi

kasu-yu sake

uchi-susurohite 10

shihabukahi

hana bishi bishi ni

shikato aranu

hige kaki-nadete

are wo okite 15

hito ha arazhi to

hokorohedo

samuku shi areba

asa fusuma

hiki kagafuri 20

nuno katakinu

ari no kotogoto

kisohedomo

samuki yo sura wo

ware yori mo 25

madzushiki hito no

chichi haha ha

uwe-samukaramu

me kodomo ha

kohite nakuramu 30

kono toki ha

ika ni shitsutsu ka

na ga yo ha wataru

ametsuchi ha

hiroshi to ihedo 35

aga tame ha

saku ya narinuru

hi-tsuki ha

akashi to ihedo

aga tame ha 40

teri ya tamahanu

hito mina ka

a nomi ya shikaru

wakuraba ni

hito to ha aru wo 45

hitonami ni

are mo tsukuru wo

wata mo naki

nuno katakinu no

miru no goto 50

wawake sagareru

kakafu nomi

kata ni uchi-kake

fuse-iho no

mage iho no uchi ni 55

hita tsuchi ni

wara toki-shikite

chichi haha ha

makura no kata ni

me kodomo ha 60

ato no kata ni

kakumi-wite

urehi samayohi

kamado ni ha

keburi fuki-tatezu 65

koshiki ni ha

kumo no su kakite

ihi-kashiku

koto mo wasurete

nuye tori no 70

nodo yobi woru ni

itonokite

mizhikaki monowo

hashikiru to

iheru ga goto ku 75

shimoto toru

sato wosa ga kowe ha

neya-do made

ki tachi yobahinu

kaku bakari 80

subenaki mono ka

yo no naka no michi.

Yamanohe no Okura tonzhiu tsutsushimite tatematsuru [kô-kyo-kôrai] no

uta hitotsu.

Kamiyo yori 1

ihitsutekeraku

soramitsu

Yamato no kuni ha

sume kami no 5

itsukushiki kuni

kototama no

sakihafu kuni to

katari-tsugi

ihitsukahikeri 10

ima no yo no

hito mo kotogoto

me no mahe ni

mitari shiritari

hito saha ni 15

michite ha aredomo

takahikaru

hi no mikado

kamu nagara

mede no sakari ni 20

ame no shita

mawoshi-tamahishi

ihe no koto

yerabi-tamahite

ohomikoto 25

itadaki mochite

Morokoshi no

tohoki sakahi ni

tsukahasare

makari-imase 30

unahara no

he ni mo oki ni mo

kamu tsumari

ushi-haki imasu

moromoro no 35

ohomi kami-tachi

funa no he ni

michibiki mawoshi

ametsuchi no

ohomi kami-tachi 40

Yamato no

ohokuni mitama

hisakatano

ama no mi sora yu

ama kakeri 45

mi-watashi-tamahi

koto wohari

kaheramu hi ni ha

mata sara ni

ohomi kami-tachi 50

funa no he ni

mi-te uchi kakete

sumi-naha wo

hahetaru gotoku

[ajinosumu] 55

Chika no saki yori

ohotomo no

Mitsu no hamabi ni

tada hate ni

mi fune ha hatemu 60

tsutsumi naku

sakiku imashite

haya kaherimase!

7 the spirit or genius of language.

22 _mawoshi_, govern, administer.

23 Cp. the Spanish _hidalgo_.

34 _ushi-haki_ (_nushi-haki_) = girt with dominion.

61 = _tsutsuganaku_, free from trouble or anxiety.

For _soramitsu_, _takahikaru_, _hisakatano_, _ajinosumu_ see List m. k.

(Rōshin jiubyô) toshi wo hete kurushimi mata kora wo omofu uta itsutsu

(nagauta hitotsu).

Tamakiharu 1

uchi no kagiri ha

tahirakeku

yasuku mo aramu wo

koto mo naku 5

mo naku mo aramu wo

yo no naka no

ukeku tsurakeku

itonokite

itaki kidzu ni ha 10

karashiho wo

sosogu chifu gotoku

masumasu mo

omoki umani ni

uhani utsu to 15

ifu koto no goto

oi nite aru

aga mi no uhe ni

yamahi wo ra

kahahete shi areba 20

hiru ha mo

nagekahi kurashi

yoru ha mo

ikidzuki akashi

toshi nagaku 25

ya mishi watareba

tsuki kasane

urehi samayohi

kotogoto ha

shinana to ’mohedo 30

sabahenasu

sawaku kodomo wo

utsutete ha

shini ha shirazu

mitsutsu areba 35

kokoro ha moyenu

ka ni kaku ni

omohi-wadzurahi

ne nomi shi nakayu!

5 _mo_ here is mourning.

9 = _itodoshiku_.

19 _ra_, a separated plural affix (rare).

26 _ya_ = _yoru_.

30 _shinamu_.

33 _sutsuru_.

For _tamakiharu_, _sabahenasu_ see List m. k.

Furuhi wo kofuru uta mitsu (naga uta hitotsu mizhika-uta futatsu).

Yo no hito no 1

tafuto mi negafu

nanakusa no

takara mo areba

nani semu ni 5

negahi-hori semu

waga naka no

umare idetaru

shiratamano

waga ko Furuhi ha 10

aka-hoshi no

akuru ashita ha

shikitaheno

toko no be sarazu

tateredomo 15

woredomo tomo ni

kaki-nadete

koto-tohi tahare

yufu-dzudzu no

yufube ni nareba 20

iza neyo to

te wo tadzusahari

chichi haha mo

uhe ha na sakari

sakikusano 25

naka ni wo nemu to

uruhashiku

shiga kataraheba

itsushika mo

hito to nari idete 30

ashikeku mo

yokeku mo mimu to

ohobuneno

omohi-tanomu ni

omohanu ni 35

yokoshima kaze no

nihaka ni mo

ohohi kitareba

semu sube no

tadoki wo shirani 40

shirotaheno

tasuki wo kake

maso-kagami

te ni torimochite

amatsukami 45

afugi kohi nomi

kunitsukami

fushite nukadzuki

kakarazu mo

kakari mo yoshiwe 50

ame tsuchi no

kami no mani-mani to

tachi-azari

waga kohi-nomedo

shimashiku mo 55

yokeku ha nashi ni

yauyau ni

katachi tsukuhori

asanasana

ifukoto yami 60

tamakiharu

inochi tahenure

tachi-wodori

ashi suri sakebi

fushi afugi 65

mune uchinageki

te ni motaru

aga ko tobashitsu

yo no naka no michi.

48 _nuka_ = _hitai_.

53 _tachi-azari_, wander about distractedly.

55 = _shibashiku_.

57 An old form of _ya-ya_.

65 to lie supine.

68 = _tobitsu_. Here read _’aga ko … michi wo tobashitsu_.

vv. 1-10 are introductory to Furuhi--they form a pre-adjunct.

11-28 _shiga_--describes Furuhi’s manner--the words _iza neyo … nemu_

being his; 28-34 the father’s hopes; 35-40 suggest the boy’s illness;

41-54 the prayers and despair of the father; 55-62 the gradual decline

and death of Furuhi; 63 to end, the father’s grief at his loss.

This lay repays close study as an example of the language of the

Manyôshiu.

For _shiratamano_, _shikitaheno_, _sakikusano_, _ohobuneno_,

_shirotaheno_, _tamakiharu_ see List m. k.

MAKI VI, KAMI

Kusagusa no uta.

Rauyau (Rôyô) nanatose to ifu toshi midzunoto wi satsuki Yoshinu no

totsumiya ni idemaseru toki Kanamura ga yomeru uta hitotsu.

Tagi no he no 1

Mifune no yama ni

midzu-ye sashi

shizhi ni ohitaru

tsuganokino 5

iya tsugitsugi ni

yorodzu yo ni

kaku shi shirasamu

Mi-Yoshinu no

Akidzu no miya ha 10

kami kara ka

tafutokaruramu

kuni kara ka

migahoshikaramu

yama kaha wo 15

atsumi-sayakemi

ohomiya to

ube shi kami-yo yu

sadamekerashi mo.

Yama takami 1

shira-yufu hana ni

ochitagitsu

tagi no kafuchi ha

miredo akanu ka mo. 5

1-9 lead up to 10.

For _tsuganokino_, _ochitagitsu_ see List m. k.

Kuramochi no Asomi Chitose ga yomeru uta hitotsu.

Umakori 1

aya ni tomoshiki

narukamino

oto nomi kikishi

Mi-Yoshinu no 5

maki tatsu yama yu

mi-kudaseba

kaha no se goto ni

ake-kureba

asa-giri tachi 10

yufu sareba

kahadzu naku nari

himo tokanu

tabi ni shi areba

a nomi shite 15

kiyoki kahara wo

miraku shi woshi mo.

1 _umakori_ = _umaki ori_, pretty-woven.

1-5 introductory to Yoshinu; 6-12 descriptive; 13 to end, the poet’s

reflections.

For _umakori_, _narukamino_ see List m. k.

Zhimuki (Jinki) hazhime toshi kinoye ne kaminadzuki itsuka no hi Ki no

kuni ni idemaseru toki Akahito ga yomeru uta hitotsu.

Yasumishishi 1

wago ohokimi no

totsu-miya to

tsukahematsureru

Sahika nu yu 5

so-gahi ni miyuru

oki tsu shima

kiyoki nagisa ni

kaze fukeba

shiranami sawaki 10

shiho hireba

tamamo karitsutsu

kami yo yori

shika so tafutoki

Tamatsushima yama. 15

(Jinki) futatose satsuki Yoshinu no totsu miya ni idemaseru toki Kasa

no Asomi Kanamura ga yomeru uta hitotsu.

Ashihikino 1

mi yama mo saya ni

ochi tagitsu

Yoshinu no kaha no

kaha no se no 5

kiyoki wo mireba

kami-he ni ha

chidori shiba-naki

shimo-he ni ha

kahadzu tsumayobu 10

momoshikino

oho-miya hito mo

wochi-kochi ni

shizhi ni shi areba

miru goto ni 15

aya ni tomoshimi

tamakadzura

tayuru koto naku

yorodzu yo ni

kaku shi mo ga mo to 20

ame-tsuchi no

kami wo so inoru

kashikokaredomo.

For _ashihikino_, _momoshikino_, _tamakadzura_ see List m. k.

Yamabe no Sukune Akahito ga yomeru uta.

Yasumishishi 1

wago ohokimi no

takashirasu

Yoshinu no miya ha

tatanadzuku 5

awo-kaki-gomori

kaha nami no

kiyoki Kafuchi so

haru he ha

hana saki wowori 10

aki sareba

kiri tachi-wataru

sono yama no

iya masu-masu ni

kono kaha no 15

tayuru koto naku

momoshikino

ohomiya hito ha

tsune ni kayohamu.

For _yasumishishi_, _tatanadzuku_, _momoshikino_ see List m. k.

Yasumishishi 1

waga ohokimi ha

Mi-Yoshinu no

Akidzu no wo-nu no

nu no he ni ha 5

tomi suwe-okite

nu yama ni ha

i-me tate-watashi

asa-gari ni

shishi fumi-okoshi 10

yufu-gari ni

tori fumi-tate

uma namete

mi-kari so tatasu

haru no shige nu ni. 15

[Jinki futatose] kaminadzuki Naniha no miya ni idemaseru toki Kanamura

ga yomeru uta.

Oshiteru 1

Naniha no kuni ha

ashikakino

furinishi sato to

hito mina no 5

omohi-yasumite

tsure mo naku

arishi ahida ni

umiwonasu

Nagara no miya ni 10

maki-hashira

futo taka shikite

wosu kuni wo

wosame-tamaheba

okitsutori 15

Ajifu no hara ni

mononofuno

yaso tomo no wo ha

ihori shite

miyako to nareri 20

tabi ni ha aredomo.

1-7 introductory to 8.

9-14 erection of country-palace.

15 to end, the _yasotomono wo_ build their abodes round about the

palace, and so a City-Royal is established.

For _oshiteru_, _ashikakino_, _umiwonasu_, _okitsutori_, _mononofuno_

see List m. k.

Kuramochi no Asomi chitose ga yomeru uta.

Isanatori 1

hama he wo kiyomi

uchi-nabiki

ofuru tamamo ni

asa-nagi ni 5

chihe nami yori

yufu-nagi ni

ihohe nami yoru

oki tsu nami

iya masu-masu ni 10

he tsu nami no

iya shiku-shiku ni

tsuki ni ke ni

hihi ni migahoshi

ima nomi ni 15

aki-darame ya mo

shiranami no

i-saki-motoheru

Suminoye no hama.

16 _aki-darame_: _aki_ is written ‘autumn’, but the homophon meaning

‘satiety’ is intended.

For _isanatori_ see List m. k.

Akahito ga yomeru uta hitotsu.

Ame tsuchi no 1

tohoki ga gotoku

hi tsuki no

nagaki ga gotoku

oshiteru 5

Naniha no miya ni

wago ohokimi

kuni shirasurashi

mi-ke tsu kuni

hi-hi no mi-tsuki to 10

Ahaji no

Nushima no ama no

watanosoko

okitsu ikuri ni

ahabi tama 15

saha ni kadzuki-de

fune namete

tsukahematsuru ka

tafutoshi mireba.

16 _kadzuki_ (_kami tsuku_), dive.

19 Read _mireba tafutoshi_.

For _oshiteru_, _watanosoko_ see List m. k.

[Jinki] mitose to ifu toshi hinoye tora nagatsuki towoka mari itsuka

no hi Harima no kuni Inami-nu ni idemaseru toki Kanamura ga yomeru uta

hitotsu.

Nakisumi no 1

Funase yu miyuru

Ahaji shima

Matsuho no ura ni

asanagi ni 5

tamamo karitsutsu

yufunagi ni

mo shiho-yakitsutsu

ama wotome

ari to ha kikedo 10

mi ni yukamu

yoshi no nakereba

masurawono

kokoro ha nashi ni

tawayame no 15

omohi-tawamite

tamotohori

are haso kofuru

fune kaji wo nami.

For _masurawono_ see List m. k.

Akahito ga yomeru uta hitotsu [migi ni onazhi miyuki no toki].

Yasumishishi 1

waga ohokimi no

kamu nagara

takashiraseru

Inami-nu no 5

Oho-umi no hara no

arataheno

Fujiye no ura ni

shibi tsuru to

ama-bune sawaki 10

shiho-yaku to

hito so saha naru

ura wo yomi

ube mo tsuri ha su

hama wo yomi 15

ube mo shiho yaku

ari-gayohi

mesaku mo shirushi

kiyoki shirahama.

Inami-nu no 1

asaji oshi-nabe

sanuru yo no

ke nagashiku areba

ihe shi shinubayu. 5

17-19 Read _arigayohi mishitamafu mo ichishiruku kiyokute omoshiroki

shirahama zo to nari_.

3 _sanuru_ = _yadori suru_.

4 _ke_ = _ki-he_.

5 _shinubayeru_.

For _yasumishishi_, _arataheno_ see List m. k.

Karani no shima wo suguru toki Akahito ga yomeru uta.

Umasahafu 1

imo ga mekarete

shikitaheno

makura mo akazu [makazu]

kaniha maki 5

tsukureru fune ni

ma kaji nuki

aga kogi-kureba

Ahaji no

Nushima wo sugi 10

Inamitsuma

Karani no shima no

shima no ma yu

wagihe wo mireba

awoyama no 15

soko to mo miyezu

shirakumo mo

chihe ni narikinu

kogi-tamuru

ura no kotogoto 20

yuki-kakuru

shima no saki-zaki

kuma mo okazu

omohi so aga kuru

tabi no ke nagake! 25

Tamamokaru 1

Karani no shima ni

shima mi suru

u ni shi mo are ya

ihe ’mohazaramu! 5

2 _imo ga mekarete_ = _me hanuru_, the eye (features, i.e. person)

being separated from me.

4 _akazu_ probably should be _makazu_.

5 _kaniha_ = _kaba_, birch.

7 _nuki_, place oars in position, on thole or between rowlocks.

11 _Inamitsuma_, of _tsuma_, the meaning is uncertain, perhaps tract or

neighbourhood; _tsuma_, border.

19 _tamuru_, a weak form of _tamotohoru_.

22 cape after cape: see K. 80. 345, _shima no sakizaki_.

23 _kuma mo okazu_ = _kuma (sumi) mo ochizu_, a not infrequent

expression in the Manyôshiu.

24 _omohite so aga kuru tabi ga ki-he nagashi_.

25 _ke_ = _ki-he_ (_kuru-henuru_).

1, 2 _karu_ _kara_, probably a designed jingle.

4, 5 would I were but a cormorant, then I should be free from

homesickness.

As to the m. k. _shikitahe_ and _umasahafu_: _shikitahe_, spread-cloth,

seems originally to have meant a garment worn to sleep in, or a

coverlet. It is applied to night, sleeping, night garments, pillows, &c.

_Umasahafu_ is the reading preferred by the Kogi to that in the text,

_ajisahafu_. Of neither can any certain explanation be given. On the

whole I am inclined to prefer the one suggested of _umasahafu_ under

that word in the Kogi’s list of _makura kotoba_.--_umashi-aha-fu_,

field of sweet millet; _ahafu_ = millet-field in K. 143, n. 2, _fu_

is perhaps an original form of _hafu_ or _hae_. The ancient Japanese

_f_ (perhaps derived from a lost _p_) was something like the Highland

‘fwh’ in ‘fwhat’ of which the different elements were prominent in

connexion with particular vowel sounds. As significant of numerousness,

it is applied to _mure_ (flock, crowd) contracted into _me_ (to which

through a homophon meaning ‘woman’ it is applied in the text) as well

as sometimes to _yoru_, night (homophon of _yoru_, gather together,

collect). There are parallel etymologies quoted by the Kogi, but

it is needless to detail them here. _Umashiahafu_ would contract

into _umasahafu_; _umashi_ may be written with a character _aji_,

meaning taste, savour--hence _ajisahafu_, and of this the _aji_ might

be confounded with its homonym _aji_ (a kind of teal or widgeon),

explaining a common way of writing the expression--teal-marsh-abundant.

For _umasahafu_, _shikitaheno_ see List m. k.

Minume no ura wo suguru toki Akahito ga yomeru uta hitotsu.

Mikemukafu 1

Ahaji no shima ni

tada mukafu

Minume no ura no

oki he ni ha 5

fukamiru tsumi

urami ni ha

nanori-so kari

fukamiruno

mimaku hoshikedo 10

nanorisono

onoga na woshimi

ma tsukahi mo

yarazute are ha

ikeru to mo nashi. 15

Suma no ama no 1

shiho-yaki kinu no

narenaba ka

hito hi mo kimi wo

wasurete omohamu. 5

For _mikemukafu_, _fukamiruno_, _nanorisono_ see List m. k.

(Jinki) yotose to ifu toshi hinoto no u mutsuki ohokimitachi omitachi

ni mikotonori shite Jintôryô ni hanachi imashime tamaheru toki ni

yomeru uta hitotsu.

Makuzuhafu 1

Kasuka no yama ha

uchinabiku

haru sari yuku to

yama no he ni 5

kasumi tachibiki

Takamato ni

uguisu nakinu

mononofuno

yaso tomo no wo ha 10

karigane no

ki-tsugi konogoro

kaku tsukite

tsune ni ariseba

tomo namete 15

asobamu mono wo

uma namete

yukamashi sato wo

machi-kate ni

aga seshi haru wo 20

kakemaku mo

aya ni kashikoshi

ihamaku mo

yuyushikaramu to

arakazhime 25

kanete shiriseba

chidori naku

sono Saho-gaha ni

iso ni ofuru

suga no ne torite 30

shinubu-gusa

harahite mashi wo

yuku midzu ni

misogite mashi wo

ohokimino 35

mikoto kashikomi

momoshikino

ohomiya hito no

tamahokono

michi ni mo idezu 40

kofuru kono goro.

10-14 the Kogi text is followed.

11 a species of wild goose; also _kari ga ne_, the scream of the wild

geese.

19-20 the spring we have made vain to wait for.

40-41 _sankin ni ahite midari ni michi ni idzuru koto dani yezushite_.

For _makuzuhafu_, _uchinabiku_, _mononofuno_, _momoshikino_,

_ohokimino_, _tamahokono_ see List m. k.

Of the above lay the text is more or less uncertain, the syntax is

confused, and the meaning in part obscure.

(Tempyô) futatose shimotsuki Sakanohe no Iratsume ga Kami no ihe

yori michi-dachi shite Tsukushi no michi no kuchi no kuni (Chikuzen)

Munakata no kohori Nagoyama wo koyuru toki yomeru uta hitotsu.

Ohonamuji 1

Sukunabikona no

kami koso ha

nadzuke somekeme

na nomi wo 5

Nagoyama to ohite

aga kohi no

chihe no hito he mo

nagusame naku ni.

7 _kohi_ = _[miyako wo] kohishiku omofu_.

(Tempyô) yotose to ifu toshi midzunoye saru Fujihara no Umakahi no

mahetsukimi nishi no umi tsu ji no setsudoshi ni tsukahasaruru toki

Takahashi no Murazhi Mushimaro ga yomeru uta hitotsu.

Shirakumono 1

Tatsuta no yama no

tsuyu shimo ni

iro-dzuku toki ni

uchi-koyete 5

tabi-yuku kimi ha

ihohe yama

i-yuki sakumi

ata-mamoru

Tsukushi ni itari 10

yama no soki

nu no soki mesedo

tomo no be wo

agachi tsukahashi

yamabikoni 15

kotahemu kihami

taniguku no

sa wataru kihami

kuni-gata wo

meshi-tamahite 20

fuyukomori

haru sari-yukaba

tobutorino

haya kaheri-kone

Tatsuta-ji no 25

Wokabe no michi ni

ni-tsutsuzhi no

nihohamu toki no

sakura-bana

sakinamu toki ni 30

yamatadzuno

mukahe-mawi demu

kimi ga kimasaba.

Chiyorodzu no 1

ikusa naritomo

koto agesezu

torite kinubeki

wotoko to so ’mofu. 5

3 _tsuyu shimo ni_, by the rime and dew (which cause the ruddy leafage

of autumn). But see Glossary. Other explanations are possible, but the

above seems most suitable.

3 _koto agesezu_ = _ihitatsuru koto naku_.

For _shirakumono_, _yamabikoni_, _fuyukomori_, _tobutorino_,

_yamatadzuno_ (not rendered in the translation) see List m. k.

Sumera mikoto no setsudoshi no mahetsukimitachi ni ohomiki tamaheru

ohomi-uta hitotsu.

Wosukuni no 1

toho no mikado ni

imashira shi

kaku makarinaba

tahirakeku 5

are ha asobamu

te udakite

are ha imasamu

sumera waga

udzu no mite mochi 10

kaki-nade so

negi-tamafu

uchi-nade so

negi-tamafu

kaheri-komu hi 15

ahi nomamu ki so

kono toyomiki ha

10 _udzu_, precious or sacred; _mi-te_ = _mi tahe_.

11, 13 _kaki_ and _uchi_ are prefix verbs having an emphatic value;

_nade_ = propitiate, _negi_ (_negafu_), intreat.

MAKI VI, SHIMO

(Tempyô) yatose to ifu toshi hinoye ne minadzuki Yoshinu no totsumiya

ni idemaseru toki Akahito ga mikotonori wo uketamaharite yomeru uta

hitotsu.

Yasumishishi 1

waga ohokimi no

meshi-tamafu

Yoshinu no miya ha

yama-takami 5

kumo so tanabiku

kaha hayami

se no to so kiyoki

kamusabite

mireba tafutoku 10

yoroshi nabe

mireba sayakeshi

konoyama no

tsukiba nomi koso

kono kaha no 15

tayeba nomi koso

momoshikino

ohomiya tokoro

yamu toki mo arame!

3 _meshi_ = _mishi_.

11 _yoroshi nabe_, and likewise excellent.

14 _tsukiba_ and 16 _tayeba_ have much the same value.

16 _nomi koso_, the _koso_ emphasizes the two _nomi_.

89, 90, 91

Isonokami no Otomaro no mahetsukimi (kyô) Tosa no kuni ni hanatayeshi

toki uta mitsu.

Isonokami 1

Furu no mikoto ha

tawayame no

sadohi ni yorite

uma-zhi mono 5

naha tori-tsuke

shishi zhi mono

yumi-ya kakumite

ohokimi no

mikoto kashikomi 10

amazakaru

hina he ni makaru

furukoromo

Matsuchi no yama yu

kaheri-konu ka mo. 15

For _amazakaru_, _furukoromo_ see List m. k.

Ohokimi no 1

mikoto kashikomi

sashinamino

kuni ni idemasu

hashikiyashi 5

waga se no kimi wo

kakemaku mo

yuyushiki kashikoshi

Suminoye no

ara hito kami 10

funa no he ni

ushi-haki-tamahi

tsuki-tamahamu

shima no saki-zaki

yori tamahamu 15

iso no saki-zaki

araki nami

kaze ni ahasezu

tsutsumi naku

mi yamahi arazu 20

sumuyakeku

kaheshi-tamahane

moto no kuni he ni.

3-4 perhaps should run _sashinamino_ | _Tosa no kuni ni_ | _idemasu ya_.

10 _ara_ = _arahareru_--but see Aston, _Shintô_.

12 _ushi_ = _mushi_ (_ni shite hakasu_).

13, 15 _tsuki_ rather refers to direction, _yori_ to approach.

19 = _tsutsuga naku_, untroubled.

21 = _sumiyaka ni_. Motowori says _sumu_ = _susumu_.

For _sashinamino_ see List m. k.

Chichi kimi ni 1

are ha manago so

omo tozhi ni

are ha manago so

mawi-nobori 5

yaso uji hito no

tamuke suru

Kashiko no saka ni

nusa matsuri

are ha so makaru 10

tohoki Tosa-ji wo.

5, 6, 7 introduce _kashiko_ (Kashiko). Motowori considers the subject

of 5 to be Isonokami.

Nara no miyako no aretaru wo kanashimi yomeru uta hitotsu.

Yasumishishi 1

waga ohokimi no

takashikasu

Yamato kuni ha

sumerogi no 5

kami no mi yo yori

shikimaseru

kuni nishi areba

aremasamu

miko no tsugi tsugi 10

amenoshita

shiroshimesamu to

ya ho yorodzu

chi-tose wo kanete

sadamekemu 15

Nara no miyako ha

kagirohino

haru nishi areba

Kasuga yama

Mikasa no nu-he ni 20

sakura hana

ko no kure-gakure

kaho-tori ha

ma naku shiba naku

tsuyushimono 25

aki sari-kureba

Hakahi yama

Tobuhi ga take ni

hagi no ye wo

shigarami chirashi 30

sawoshika ha

tsuma yobi-toyome

yama mireba

yama mo migahoshi

sato mireba 35

sato mo sumiyoshi

mononofuno

yaso tomo no wo no

uchi-hahete

sato namishikeba 40

ametsuchi no

yori-ahi no kihami

yorodzu no yo ni

sakaye yukamu to

omohi nishi 45

ohomiya sura wo

tanomerishi

Nara no miyako wo

arata yo no

koto nishi areba 50

ohokimi no

hiki no manimani

haruhanano

utsurohi kahari

muratorino 55

asa tachi yukeba

sasudakeno

ohomiya hito no

fumi narashi

kayohishi michi ha 60

uma mo yukazu

hito mo yukaneba

are ni keru ka mo!

3 _takashikasu_ = _takashirasu_.

9 _araharemasamu_.

24 The first _naku_ = not-be, the second, cry, sing.

39 _uchi-hahete_, _hafu_, extend.

41-42 set forth men’s hopes. Nara would long endure--a sort of common

form in lays of this character. 53 to end describe the impermanence of

things and the desolation of the abandoned Capital.

For _yasumishishi_, _kagirohino_, _tsuyushimono_, _mononofuno_,

_haruhanano_, _muratorino_, _sasudakeno_ see List m. k. Most of these

can only be rendered indirectly.

93, 94

Kuni no nihimiyako wo tatafuru uta futatsu.

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