no hachi to ifu mono ari sore wo torite tamahe, to ifu--Kuramochi
no miko ni ha himukashi no umi ni Hourai to ifu yama annari sore ni
shirokane wo ne to shi kogane wo kuki to shi shiratama wo mi to shite
tateru ki ari sore hito yeda worite tamahamu, to ifu--ima hitori ni ha
Morokoshi ni aru hinezumi no kahagoromo wo tamahe--Ohotomo no Dainagon
ni ha tetsu no kubi ni go shiki ni hikaru tama ari sore wo torite
tamahe--Iso no Chiunagon ni ha tsubakurame no motaru koyasugahi hitotsu
torite tamahe to ifu.’
Okina--
‘Kataki kotodomo ni koso anmere kono kuni ni aru mono ni mo arazu kaku
kataki koto wo ba ika ni mausan’ to ifu, Kaguyahime--
‘nahika katakaramu’ to iheba, Okina tomare kakumare mausamu tote idete,
‘kaku namu kikoyuru yau ni misetamahe’, to iheba,
Mikodachi Kamudachibe kikite,
‘Oiraka ni atari yori dani na ariki so to ya ha notamahanui’, to ihite
unzhite mina kaherinu.
MAKI III
HOTOKE NO MI ISHI NO HACHI
Naho kono wouna mide ha yo ni arumazhiki kokochi no shikereba Temujiku
ni aru mono mo mote konu mono ka ha to omohi-megurashite Ishidzukuri no
miko ha kokoro no shitakumi[38] aru hito nite Temujiku ni futatsu to
naki hachi wo hiyaku-sen-man ri no hodo ikitari tomo ikadeka torubeki
to omohite Kaguya-hime no moto ni ha kefu namu Temujiku he ishi no
hachi tori ni makaru to kikasete mi tose bakari hete Yamato no kuni
Tohochi no kohori ni aru yama-dera ni Bindzuru no mahe naru hachi no
hitakuro ni susudzukitaru[39] wo torite nishiki no fukuro ni irite,
tsukuri-hana no eda ni tsukete Kaguyahime no ihe ni mote kite[40]
misekereba Kaguyahime ayashigarite miru ni hachi no naka ni fumi ari.
Hirogete mireba--
Umi yama no
michi ni kokoro wo
tsukushi-hate[41]
mi ishi[42] no hachi[43] no
namida nagare ha!
Kaguya-hime hikari ya aru to miru ni[44] hotaru bakari no hikari dani
nashi--
Oku tsuyu no[45]
hikari wo dani zo[46]
yadosumashi[47]
Wogura[48] no yama nite
nani motomekemu.
tote kaheshi-idasu wo[49] hachi wo kado ni sutete kono uta no kaheshi
wo su,
Shirayama ni
aheba[50] hikari no
usuru ka to
hachi[51] wo sutete mo
tanomaruru kana!
to yomite iretari. Kaguya-hime kaheshi mo sezu narinu. Mimi ni mo
kiki-irezarikereba ihi-wadzurahite[52] kaherinu. Kano hachi wo sutete
mata ihikeru yori zo omonaki koto wo ba haji wo sutsu to ha ihikeru.
MAKI IV
HOURAI NO TAMA NO EDA
Kuramochi no miko ha kokoro tabakari aru hito nite ohoyake ni ha
Tsukushi no kuni ni yu-ami ni makaramu tote itoma mafushite Kaguyahime
no ihe ni ha tama no yeda tori ni namu makaru to ihasete kudari-tamafu
ni tsukaumatsurubeki hitobito mina Naniha made okurishikeri. Miko
ito shinobite to notamahasete hito mo amata wite ohashimasezu
chikaku tsukaumatsuru kagiri shite idetamahinu mi okuri mi hitobito
mi-tatematsuru okurite kaherinu. Ohashimashinu[53] to hito ni ha
mihetamahite mi ka bakari arite kogi kaheritamahinu. Kanete koto mina
ohosetarikereba sono toki ichi no takumi[54] narikeru Uchimaro-ra[55]
roku nin wo meshitorite tayasuku hito yorikumazhiki ihe wo tsukurite
kamahe[56] wo mi he ni shikomete takumira wo ire-tamahitsutsu. Miko mo
onazhi tokoro ni komoritamahite shirasetamahitaru kagiri zhiuroku so
kami ni kudo[57] wo akete tama no yeda wo tsukuritamafu.
Kaguyahime notamafu yau ni tagahazu tsukuri idetsu[58]. Ito kashikoku
tabakarite Naniha ni misoka[59] ni mote-idenu. Fune ni norite kaheri
ki ni keri to tono ni tsuge-yarite, ito itaku kurushige-naru[60] sama
shite wi-tamaheri. Mukahe ni hito ohoku mawiritari tama no yeda wo
ba naga-hitsu ni irete mono ohohite mochite mawiru. ‘Itsuka kikemu!
Kuramochi no miko ha Udomuguwe no hana mochite nobori tamaheri’
to nonoshirikeri. Sore wo Kaguyahime kikite ‘ware wa kono miko ni
makenubeshi’ to mune tsuburete omohikeri.
Kakaru hodo ni kado wo tatakite, ‘Kuramochi no miko ohashimashitari’ to
tsugu.
‘Tabi no mi sugata nagara ohashimashitari’ to iheba ahitatematsuru miko
notamahaku ‘Inochi wo sutete kono tama no yeda mochite kitari tote
Kaguya-hime ni misetate matsuritamahe’ to notamaheba, okina mochite
iritari.
Kono tama no yeda ni fumi wo zo tsuketarikeru[61].
Itadzura ni,
mi ha nashitsu to mo,
tama no ye wo
taworade sara ni
kaherazaramashi!
Kore wo mo ahare to mite woru ni Taketori no Okina hashiri irite ihaku--
‘Kono miko ni maushitamahishi Hourai no tama no yeda wo hitotsu no
tokoro mo ayashiki tokoro naku ayamatazu mote[62] ohashimaseri. Nani wo
mochite[63] ka tokaku mausubeki ni arazu[64]. Tabi no mi sugata nagara
waga ohon[65] ihe he mo yori-tamahazu shite ohashimashitari. Haya kono
miko ni ahitsukaumatsuritamahe’ to ifu ni mono wo ihazu tsuradzuwe wo
tsukite imizhiu nagekashige ni omohitari.
Kono miko ima sara[66] nanika to ifubekarazu to ifu mama ni yen ni
hahi-nobori tamahinu. Okina kotohari ni omofu--
‘Kono kuni ni mihenu tama no yeda nari. Kono tabi ha ikadeka inami
mausamu hito-zama mo yoki hito ni ohasu’ nado to ihi-itari.
Kaguyahime no ifu yau--
‘Oya no notamafu koto wo hitaburu ni inami mausamu koto no itohoshisa
ni ye-gataki mono wo yukashi to ha maushitsuru[67] wo kaku asamashiku
mote kuru koto wo namu netaku omohi haberu’,
to ihedo, naho[68] Okina ha neya no uchi shitsurahi nado su.
Okina miko ni mausu yau--
‘Ikanaru tokoro ni ka kono ki ha safurahikemu. Ayashiku uruhashiku
medetaki mono ni mo’
to mausu.
Miko kotahete notamahaku--
‘Saototoshi[69] no kisaragi no towo ka goro ni Naniha yori fune ni
norite umi naka ni idete yukamu kata mo shirazu oboheshikado omofu koto
narade ha[70] yo no naka ni ikite nani ka semu to omohishikaba tada
munashiki kaze ni makasete ariku. Inochi shinaba ikaga ha semu ikite
aramu kagiri ha[71] kaku arikite Hourai to ifuramu yama ni afu ya to
nami[72] ni tadayohi kogi arikite waga kuni no uchi wo hanarete ariki
maharishi[73] ni aru toki ha nami aretsutsu umi no soko ni mo irinubeku
arutoki ni[74] ha[75] kaze ni tsukete shiranu kuni ni fuki yoserarete
oni no yau naru mono idekite korosamu to shiki[76] aru toki ni ha koshi
kata yuku suwe mo shirazu[77] umi ni magiremu to shiki aru toki ni ha
kate tsukite kusa no ne wo kuhi mono to shiki aru toki ni ha ihamu kata
naku mukutsuge[78] naru mono kite kuhi kakaramu to shiki aru toki ni ha
umi no kai wo torite inochi wo tsugu. Tabi no sora ni tasukubeki[79]
hito mo naki tokoro ni iro-iro no yamahi wo shite yuku he[80] sora[81]
mo obohezu fune no yuku ni makasete umi ni tadayohite i-ho ka to ifu
tatsu no toki bakari ni umi no naka ni wadzuka[82] ni yama miyu fune no
uchi wo[83] namu semete miru umi no uhe ni tadayoheru yama ito ohoki
nite ari. Sono yama no sama takaku uruwashi. Kore ya waga motomuru
yama naramu to omohedo[84] sasuga ni osoroshiku oboyete yama no meguri
wo sashimegurashite futsuka mika bakari mi-ariku ni amabito no yosohi
shitaru wouna yama no naka yori idekite shirokane no kanamari wo
mochite midzu wo kumi ariku. Kore wo mite fune yori orite kono yama no
na wo nan to ka mausu to tofu ni wouna kotahete ihaku[85]--
‘Kore ha Hourai no yama nari to kotafu. Kore wo kiku ni ureshiku koto
kagiri nashi. Kono wouna ni kaku notamafu ha “taso” to tofu “Waga na ha
Houkamururi” to ihite futo yama no naka ni irinu.
‘Sono yama wo miru ni sara ni noborubeki yau nashi. Sono yama no
sobatsura[86] wo megureba yo no naka ni naki hana no kidomo tateri
kogane shirogane ruri iro no midzu nagare idetari. Sore ni ha iroiro
no tama no hashi wataseri. Sono atari ni teri-kagayaku kidomo tateri
sono naka ni kono[87] torite mochite maude[88] kitarishi ha ito
warokarishikadomo notamahishi ni tagahamashikaba tote kono hana wo
worite maude kitaru nari. Kore ha kagiri naku omoshiroshi[89] yo
ni tatofubeki ni arazarishikado kono yeda wo woriteshikaba sara
ni kokoromoto nakute fune ni norite ohi-kaze fukite shi hiyaku yo
nichi[90] ni namu maude ki nishi.’
‘Daikuwan no chikara ni ya Naniha yori kinofu namu Miyako ni maude
kitsuru sara ni shiho ni nuretaru kinu wo dani nugi-kahenade--namu
kochi[91] maude kitsuru’
to notamaheba, Okina kikite uchinagekite yomeru--
Kure-take[92] no
yoyo no take toru
no yama ni mo
sa ya ha wabishiki
fushi wo nomi mishi[93].
Kore wo Miko kikite kokora no hi-goro omohi-wabi-haberi-tsuru kokoro ha
kefu namu ochi-winuru to notamahite kaheshi--
Waga tamoto
kefu kawakereba,
wabishisa no
chigusa no kazu mo
wasurarenubeshi!
to notamafu. Kakaru hodo ni wotokodomo[94] roku nin tsuranete niha ni
idekitari[95]. Ichinin no wotoko fumi-hasami[96] ni fumi wo hasamite
mausu--
‘Tsukumo dokoro[97] no tsukasa no takumi Ayabe no Uchimaro
mausaku--Tama no ki wo tsukurite tsukaumatsurishi koto kokoro no
kudakite[98] sen yo nichi ni chikara wo tsukushitaru koto sukunakarazu
shikaru ni roku imada tamaharazu kore wo tamaharite[99] wakachite[100]
kego ni tamahasemu’ to ihite sasagetari.
Taketori no Okina kono takumira ga mausu koto ha nani-goto zo to
katabuki wori. Miko ha ware ni mo aranu keshiki nite kimo[101]
kihenubeki kokochi shite wi-tamaheri.
Kore wo Kaguyahime kikite--
‘Kono tatematsuru fumi wo tore’
to ihite, mireba fumi ni moshikeru yau--
‘Miko no kimi sen yo nichi iyashiki takumira to morotomo ni[102]
onazhi tokoro ni kakure wi-tamahite kashikoki tama no yeda wo
tsukurase-tamahite tsukasa mo tamahamu[103] ohose-tamahiki. Kore wo
kono goro anzuru ni mi tsukahi to ohashimasubeki Kaguyahime no yeuzhi
tamafubeki narikeri to uketamaharite kono miya yoritamaharamu to
maushite tamaharubeki ni nari.’
To ifu wo kikite, Kaguya-hime[104] kururu mama ni omohi wabitsuru
kokochi wemi[105]-sakahete Okina wo yobi-torite ifu yau--
‘Makoto ni Hourai no ki ka to koso omohitsure kaku asamashiki sora goto
nite arikereba haya tote[106] kaheshi-tamahe’ to iheba, Okina kotafu--
‘Sadaka ni tsukurasetaru mono to kikitsureba kahesamu koto ito
yasushi,’ to unadzuki wori[107].
Kaguya-hime no kokoro yukihatete aritsuru uta no kaheshi--
Makoto ka to
kikite mitsureba
koto no ha wo
kazareru tama no
yeda ni zo arikeru!
to ihite, tama no yeda wo kaheshitsu.
Taketori no Okina sabakari katarahitsuru ga sasuga ni oboyete
neburi-wori. Miko ha tatsu mo hashita wiru mo hashita nite wi-tamaheri.
Hi no kurenureba suberi idetamahinu[108].
Kano ureheseshi takumira wo ba Kaguya-hime yobi-suwete--
‘Ureshiki hito-domo nari[109]’
to ihite, roku ito ohoku torasetamafu. Takumira imizhiku yorokobite
‘omohitsuru yau ni mo aru kana!’ to ihite, kaheru.
Michi nite Kuramochi no miko chi no nagaruru made chiyouzesase[110]
tamafu roku yeshi kahi mo naku mina tori-sutesase tamahite kereba
nige-use nikeri.
Kakute kono Miko isseu no haji kore ni suguru ha arazhi wouna wo
yezu narinuru nomi ni arazu ame no shita no hito no mi-omohamu koto
no hadzukashiki koto to notamahite tada hito tokoro fukaki yama he
iritamahinu.
Miya tsukasa safurafu hitobito mina te wo wakachite,
motome-tatematsuredomo shini mo ya shitamahikemu
ye-mi-tsuke-tatematsurazu narinu. Miko ha mi tomo ni dani kakushi
tamahamu tote toshi goro mihetamahazarikeru narikeri. Kore wo namu
‘tamazakaru’ to ha ihihazhimetaru.
MAKI V
HI-NEDZUMI NO KAHAGOROMO.
Udaijin Abe no Miushi[111] ha takara yutaka ni ihe hiroki hito ni
zo[112] ohashikeru. Sono toshi watarikeru Morokoshi fune no Waukei
to ifu mono no moto ni fumi wo kakite hi-nedzumi no kahagoromo to
ifu naru mono kahite okoseyo tote tsukafu tatematsuru hito no naka ni
kokoro tashikanaru wo yerabite Onono Fusamori to ifu hito wo tsukete
tsukahasu.
Mote itarite kano ura[113] ni woru Waukei ni kogane[114] wo torasu.
Waukei fumi wo hirogete mite kaheri-goto kaku, ‘Hi-nedzumi no
kahagoromo waga kuni ni naki mono nari. Oto ni ha kikedomo imada minu
mono nari. Yo ni aru mono naraba kono kuni ni mo mote maude kinamashi.
Ita kataki akinahi nari. Shikaredomo moshi Tenjiku ni tamasaka ni mote
watarinaba moshi chiyauzhiya no atari ni toburahi motomemu ni naki mono
naraba tsukahi ni sohete kogane wo ba kaheshi tatematsuramu’ to iheri.
Kano Morokoshi fune kikeri. Onono Fusamori maude kite mau noboru to ifu
koto wo kikite ayumi tou suru uma wo mochite hashirase mukahesasetamafu
toki ni uma ni norite Tsukushi yori tada nanuka ni nobori[115] maude
kitari.
Fumi wo mira ni ihaku--
‘Hi-nedzumi no kahagoromo karauzhite hito wo idashite motomete
tatematsuru. Ima no yo ni mo mukashi no yo ni mo[116] kono kaha ha
tahayasuku naki mono narikeri. Mukashi kashikoki Tenjiku no hizhiri
kono kuni ni mote watarite tsukamatsurikeri. Nishi no yama-dera ni ari
to kiki-oyobite ohoyake ni maushite karaushite kahi-torite tatematsuru.
Atahi no kane sukunashi to kokushi tsukahi ni maushikaba Waukei ga
mono kuhahete kahitari. Ima kogane gozhiu riyau tamaharubeshi. Fune
no kaheramu ni tsukete tabi-okure moshi kogane tamahanu mono naraba
kahagoromo no shichi kaheshi tabe[117]’ to iheru koto wo mite,
‘Nani obosu ima kogane sukoshi no koto[118] ni koso anare[119]!
[4]kanarazu okurubeki mono ni koso anare[120] ureshiku shite[121]
okosetaru kana!’
tote, Morokoshi no kata ni mukahite fushi ogami-tamafu.
Kono kahagoromo iretaru hako wo mireba kusagusa no uruhashiki ruri
wo irohete tsukureri. Kahagoromo wo mireba, konzhiyau no iro nari
ke no suwe ni ha kogane no hikari kagayakitari ge ni takara to mihe
uruhashiki koto narabubeki mono nashi. Hi ni yakenu koto yori mo keura
naru koto narabu[122] nashi.
‘Ube Kaguya-hime no konomoshikari-tamafu ni koso arikere!’
To notamahite ‘ana kashiko’! tote, hako ni ire-tamahite mono no yeda
ni tsukete mi mi no kesau ito itakushite yagate tomari namu mono zo to
oboshite uta yomi kuhahete mochite imashitari.
Sono uta ha--
Kagiri naki
omohi ni yakenu
kahagoromo
tamoto kawakite
kefu koso ha mime!
to iheri.
Ihe no kado ni mote itarite tateri. Taketori ide kite tori-irete
Kaguya-hime ni misu. Kaguya-hime kano kahagoromo wo mite ihaku--
‘Uruhashiki kaha nameri wakite makoto no kaha naramu to mo shirazu.’
Taketori kotahete ihaku--
‘Tomare kakumare[123] madzu shiyauzhi ire-tatematsuramu yo no naka
ni mihenu kahagoromo no sama nareba kore wo makoto to omohi-tamahine
hito na itaku wabi-sase-tatematsurase-tamahi so’ to ihite
yobi-suwe-tatematsureri.
Kaku yobi-suwete kono tabi ha kanarazu ahamu to ouna no kokoro ni mo
omohi wori. Kono Okina ha Kaguya-hime no yamome naru wo nagekashikereba
yoki hito ni ahasemu to omohi hakaredomo sechi ni ina to ifu koto
nareba yeshihinu ha kotowari nari.
Kaguya-hime Okina ni ihaku--
‘Kono kahagoromo ha hi ni yakamu ni yakezuba koso makoto naramu to
omohite hito no ifu koto ni mo makenu yo ni naki mono nareba sore wo
makoto to utagahi naku omohamu to notamahe naho kore wo yakite mimu’
to ifu.
Okina ‘sore sa mo iharetari’ to ihite otodo[124] ni kaku namu mausu to
ifu.
Otodo kotahete ihaku--
‘Kono kaha ha Morokoshi ni mo nakarikeru[125] wo karanjite
motome-tadzune yetaru nari nani no utagahi ka aramu sa ha mausu to mo
haya yakite mi-tamabe’
to iheba, hi no naka ni uchi-kubete yakase-tamafu ni meramera to
yakenu. Sareba koso kotomono no kaha narikeri to ifu.
Otodo kore wo mi-tamahite mi kaho ha kusa no ha no iro shite
wi-tamaheri. Kaguya-hime ha ‘Ana ureshi!’ to yorokobite itari. Kano
yomi-tamahikeru uta no kaheshi hako ni irete kahesu
Nagori naku
moyu to shiriseba
kahagoromo
omohi no hoka ni
okite namashi wo!
to zo arikeru. Sareba kaheri imashi ni keri.
Yo no hitobito ‘Abe no Otodo ha hinedzumi no kahagoromo wo mote
imashite Kaguya-hime ni sumi-tamafu to na koko ni ya imasu’ nado tofu
aru hito no ihaku, ‘Kahagoromo ha hi ni kubete yakitarishikaba meramera
to yakenishikaba Kaguya-hime ahi-tamahazu’ to ihikereba kore wo kikite
zo togenaki mono wo ba ‘abenashi’ to ha ihikeru.
MAKI VI
TATSU NO KUBI NO TAMA
Ohotomo no Miyuki no Dainagon ha waga ihe ni ari to aru hito wo
meshi-atsumete, notamahaku--
‘Tatsu no kubi ni go shiki no hikari aru tama anari sore wo torite
tatematsuramu hito ni ha negahamu koto wo kanahemu’
to notamafu.
Wonokodomo ohose no koto wo uketamaharite mausaku--
‘Ohose no koto ha ito mo tafutoshi tadashi kono tama tahayasuku
yetorazhi wo ihamu ya! tatsu no kubi no tama ha ikaga toramu’ to maushi
aheri.
Dainagon notamafu--
‘Kimi no tsukahi to ihamu mono ha inochi wo sutete mo ono ga kimi no
ohose-goto wo ba kanahemu to koso omofubekere[126]! Kono kuni ni naki
Temujiku Morokoshi no mono ni mo arazu kono kuni no umi yama yori tatsu
ha ori noboru mono nari ikani omohite ka namuzhira kataki mono to
mausubeki.’
Wonokodomo mausu yau--
‘Saraba ikaga ha semu kataki mono naritomo ohose-goto ni shitagahite
motome ni makaramu’ to mausu.
Dainagon mi-warahite--Namuzhira kimi[127] no tsukahi to na wo
nagashitsu kimi no ohose-goto wo ba ikaga ha somukubeki
to notamahite, tatsu no kubi no tama tori ni tote ideshi-tate-tamafu.
Kono hitobito no michi no kate kuhi mono ni tono no uchi no kinu
wata zeni nado aru kagiri tori idete sohete tsukahasu. ‘Kono
hitobito-domo[128] kaheru made imo-wi wo shite ware ha woramu kono tama
toriyede ha ihe ni kaheri kuna’
to notamahasekeri[129].
Ono-ono ohose uketamaharite makari-idenu.
‘Tatsu no kubi no tama toriyezuba kaheri-kuna’ to notamaheba, idzuchi
mo idzuchi mo ashi no mukitaramu kata he inamu[130] to su. Kakaru
suki-goto wo shitamafu koto to soshiri aheri tamahasetaru[131] mono ha
ono-ono waketsutsu tori aruhiha ono ga ihe ni komori-wi aruhiha ono ga
yukamahoshiki tokoro he winu.
Oya kimi to mausu to mo kaku tsukinaki koto wo ohosetamafu koto to koto
yukanu mono yuwe, Dainagon wo soshiri ahitari.
Kaguya-hime suwemu ni ha rei no yau ni ha mi-nikushi to notamahite
uruhashiki ya wo tsukuritamahite urushi wo nuri makiwe wo shi iroheshi
tamahite ya no uhe ni ha ito wo somete iroiro ni fukasete uchi-uchi
no shitsurahi ni ha ifubeku mo aranu aya orimono ni we wo kakite
ma-goto[132] ni haritari.
Moto no medomo ha mina[2] ohi-harahite[133] Kaguya-hime wo kanarazu
ahamu maukeshite hitori akashite kurashite tamafu.
Tsukahashishi hito ha yoru hiru machi-tamafu ni toshi koyuru made
oto mo sezu kokoromoto nagarite ito shinobite tada toneri futari
meshi-tsugi to shite yatsuretamahite Naniha ni ohashimashite
tohi-tamafu koto ha--
‘Dainagon no hito ya fune ni norite tatsu koroshite so ga kubi no tama
toreru to ya kiku’
to tohasuru ni funabito kotahete ihaku ‘Ayashiki koto kana’
to warahite,
‘saru waza suru fune mo nashi’--to kotafuru ni ‘wojinaki koto suru
funabito ni mo aru kana! Yeshirade kaku ifu to ohoshite waga yumi no
chikara ha tatsu araba futo i-koroshite kubi no tama ha toritemu osoku
kuru yatsubara wo matazhi’
to notamahite, fune ni norite umi goto ni ariki-tamafu ni ito tohokute
Tsukushi no kata no umi ni kogi ide-tamahinu.
Ikaga shikemu hayaki kaze fukite[134] sekai kuragarite fune wo
fuki mote ariku. Idzure no kata to mo shirazu fune wo umi naka ni
makari-idenubeku[135] fuki mahashite nami ha fune ni uchi-kaketsutsu
maki-ire[136] kami ha ochi-kakaru yau ni hirameki kakaru ni Dainagon ha
madohite ‘mada kakaru wabishikime ha mizu ika naramu to suru zo’--to
notamafu.
Kajitori kotahete mausu--
‘Kokora fune ni norite, makari-ariku ni mada kaku wabishikime wo mizu.
Mi fune umi no soko ni irazuba kami ochikakarinubeshi moshi saihahi
ni[137] kami no tasuke araba nankai ni fukare-ohashinubeshi utate
aru nushi no mi moto ni tsukahematsurite suzuro[138] naru shini wo
subekameru’ tote kajitori naku.
Dainagon kore wo kikite notamahaku--‘Fune ni norite ha kajitori no
mausu koto wo koso takaki yama to mo tanome nado kaku tanomoshige-naki
koto wo mausu zo’--to awohedo wo tsukite notamafu.
Kajitori kotahete mausu--‘Kami naraneba nani waza wo ka tsukaumatsuramu
kaze fuki nami hageshikeredomo kami sahe itadaki ni ochikakaru yau
naru ha tatsu wo korosamu to motometamahi. Safuraheba kaku annari[139]
hayate mo tatsu no fukaseru nari haya kami ni inori-tamahe’
to iheba,
‘Yoki koto nari’--tote--‘kajitori no mikami kikoshimese wojinaku[140]
kokoro wosanaku tatsu wo korosamu to omohikeri ima yori nochi ha ke no
suwe hito[5] suji[141] wo dani ugokashi-tatematsurazhi’ to yogoto[142]
wo hanachite tachi-wi naku-naku yobahi-tamafu koto chi tabi bakari
maushi-tamafu. Ge ni ya aramu! yauyau kaminari yaminu sukoshi akarite
kaze ha naho hayaku fuku.
Kajitori no ihaku[143]--‘Kore ha tatsu no shiwaza ni koso arikere
kono fuku kaze ha yoki kata no kaze nari ashiki kata no kaze ni ha
arazu yoki kata ni omomukite fuku nari’ to ihedomo Dainagon ha kore wo
kiki-ire-tamahazu.
Mi ka yo ka fukite fuki-kaheshi yosetari. Hama wo mireba Harima no
Akashi no hama narikeri. Dainagon nankai no hama ni fuki-yoseraretaru
ni ya aramu to omohite iki-tsuki fushi-tamaheri. Fune ni aru
wonoko-domo kuni ni tsugetareba kuni no tsukasa maude-toburafu ni mo
ye-oki-agari-tamahade funa-zoko ni fushi-tamaheri.
Matsu hara ni mushiro shikite oroshi-tatematsuru. Sono toki ni zo
nankai ni arazarikeri to omohite karauzhite oki-agari-tamaheru wo
mireba kaze ito omoki hito nite hara ito fukure konata kanata no me ni
ha sumomo wo futatsu tsuketaru yau naru. Kore wo mitatematsurite, kuni
no tsukasa mo-hoho-yemitaru.
Kuni ni ohose-tamahite tagoshi tsukurase-tamahite niyofu-niyofu
ni naharete ihe ni ire-tamahinuru wo ikadeka kikemu tsukahashishi
wono-ko-domo mawirite mausu yau,--‘Tatsu no kubi no tama
woye-torazarishikaba namu tono he mo ye-mawirazarishi tama no
tori-katakarishi koto wo shiri-tamahereba namu kamudau arazhi tote
mawiritsuru’ to mausu.
Dainagon oki-idete notamahaku--
‘Namuzhira yoku mote kozu narinu tatsu ha naru kami no ruwi[144] nite
koso arikere sore ga tama wo torase-tote sokora[145] no hitobito no
gai serare namu to shikeri mashite tatsu wo torahetaramashikaba mata
koto mo naku ware ha gai serarenamashi, yoku torahezu nari nikeri.
Kaguya-hime tefu oho nusubito no yatsu ga hito wo korosamu to suru
narikeri ihe no atari dani ima ha tohorazhi wonoko-domo na ariki so’
tote, ihe ni sukoshi nokoritarikeru monodomo ha tatsu no tama toranu
monodomo ni tabitsu.
Kore wo kikite hanare-tamahishi moto no uhe ha hara wo kirite[146]
warahi-tamafu ito wo fukasete tsukurishi ya ha tobi karasu no su ni
mina kubi mote inikeri.
Sekai no hito no ihikeru ha ‘Ohotomo no Dainagon ha tatsu no kubi no
tama ya torite ohashitaru’; ‘ina! sa mo arazu mi manako futatsu ni
sumomo no yau naru tama wo zo sohete i-mashitaru’ to ihikereba, ‘Ana
tahegata’ to ihikeru yori zo yo ni ahanu koto wa ba--Ana tahegata! to
ha ihi-hazhimekeru.
MAKI VII
TSUBAKURAME NO KOYASUGAHI
Chiunagon Isonokami no Marotada[147] ha ihe ni tsukaharuru[148]
wonoko-domo moto ni ‘Tsubakurame no su kuhitaraba tsugeyo’ to notamafu
wo uketamaharite, ‘Nani no reu[149] ni ka aramu’ to mausu kotahete
notamafu yau ‘tsubakurame no motaru koyasugahi toramu reu nari’ to
notamafu.
Wonoko-domo kotahete mausu ‘Tsubakurame wo amata koroshite miru ni dani
mo hara ni nakimono nari. Tadashi ko umu toki namu ikadeka idasuran
hara-hara to mausu[150] hito dani mireba usenu’ to mausu.
Mata hito no mausu yau ‘Ohowidzukasa no ihi kashiku ya no mune no
tsuku[151] no ana goto ni tsubakurame ha su kuhihaberi sore ni mame
naramu wonoko-domo wo wite makarite agura wo yuhite agete ukagahasemu
ni sokora no tsubakurame ko umazaramu ya ha? sate! koso torashime
tamahame’--to mausu.
Chiunagon yorokobi-tamahite ‘Wokashiki koto ni mo aru kana?
mottomo yeshirazarikeri kiyou aru koto maushitari’ to notamahite
mame naru wonoko-domo nizhifu nin bakari tsukahashite ananahi ni
age-suweraretari.
Tono yori tsukahi hima naku tamahasete koyasugahi toritaru ka--to
tohase-tamafu. Tsubakurame mo hito no amata nobori-witaru ni ojite su
ni nobori kozu.
Kakaru yoshi no mi kaheri-goto wo maushikereba kikitamahite ikaga
subeki to oboshimeshi wadzurafu ni kano tsukasa no kwan-nin Kuratsu
Maro to mausu okina mausu yau ‘Koyasu-gahi toramu to oboshimesaba
tabakari mausamu’ tote, ommahe ni mawiritareba Chiunagon hitahi wo
ahasete mukahi-tamaheri.