Utsusemi shi1kami ni tahenebasakari-witeasa nageku kimihanare-wite5aga kofuru kimitama narabate ni maki-mochitekinu narabanuku toki mo naku10aga kohimukimi so kiso no yoime ni miyetsuru.
Utsusemi shi1kami ni tahenebasakari-witeasa nageku kimihanare-wite5aga kofuru kimitama narabate ni maki-mochitekinu narabanuku toki mo naku10aga kohimukimi so kiso no yoime ni miyetsuru.
Utsusemi shi1kami ni tahenebasakari-witeasa nageku kimihanare-wite5aga kofuru kimitama narabate ni maki-mochitekinu narabanuku toki mo naku10aga kohimukimi so kiso no yoime ni miyetsuru.
Utsusemi shi1
kami ni taheneba
sakari-wite
asa nageku kimi
hanare-wite5
aga kofuru kimi
tama naraba
te ni maki-mochite
kinu naraba
nuku toki mo naku10
aga kohimu
kimi so kiso no yo
ime ni miyetsuru.
There are no m. k.
1shiis the usual emphatic or slightly illative form-word.Utsusemi,utsusomi=utsutsuorwotsutsu mi.
2taheneba,taheru, be able to, capable of, &c.
4 Forasa,mawimay be read.
13 Observe force oftsuruimplying that the vision is still in part existent, unforgotten.
12kiso=kisu=sakujitsu.
Forutsusemisee List m. k.
Sumera mikoto no oho-araki no toki no uta yotsu [sono uchi] Ohokisaki no mi-uta hitotsu.
Isanatori1Afumi no umi wooki saketekogi-kuru funehe tsukite5kogi-kuru funeokitsu kaiitaku na hane sohetsu kaiitaku na hane so10wakakusanotsuma no mikoto noomofu tori tatsu.
Isanatori1Afumi no umi wooki saketekogi-kuru funehe tsukite5kogi-kuru funeokitsu kaiitaku na hane sohetsu kaiitaku na hane so10wakakusanotsuma no mikoto noomofu tori tatsu.
Isanatori1Afumi no umi wooki saketekogi-kuru funehe tsukite5kogi-kuru funeokitsu kaiitaku na hane sohetsu kaiitaku na hane so10wakakusanotsuma no mikoto noomofu tori tatsu.
Isanatori1
Afumi no umi wo
oki sakete
kogi-kuru fune
he tsukite5
kogi-kuru fune
okitsu kai
itaku na hane so
hetsu kai
itaku na hane so10
wakakusano
tsuma no mikoto no
omofu tori tatsu.
12tsuma=otto.
1-5 are introductory, 6-10 hortatory, 11-13 give the motive, 13 being the climax.
Forisanatoriandwakakusanosee List m. k.
Yamashina no mi-sasagi yori agareru toki Nukata no Ohokimi yomitamaheru uta hitotsu.
Yasumishishi1wago ohokimi nokashikoki yaomi-haka tsukafuruYamashina5Kagami no yama niyoru ha moyo no kotogotohiru ha mohi no kotogoto10ne nomi wonakitsutsu arite yamomoshiki noohomiya hito hayuki wakarenamu.15
Yasumishishi1wago ohokimi nokashikoki yaomi-haka tsukafuruYamashina5Kagami no yama niyoru ha moyo no kotogotohiru ha mohi no kotogoto10ne nomi wonakitsutsu arite yamomoshiki noohomiya hito hayuki wakarenamu.15
Yasumishishi1wago ohokimi nokashikoki yaomi-haka tsukafuruYamashina5Kagami no yama niyoru ha moyo no kotogotohiru ha mohi no kotogoto10ne nomi wonakitsutsu arite yamomoshiki noohomiya hito hayuki wakarenamu.15
Yasumishishi1
wago ohokimi no
kashikoki ya
omi-haka tsukafuru
Yamashina5
Kagami no yama ni
yoru ha mo
yo no kotogoto
hiru ha mo
hi no kotogoto10
ne nomi wo
nakitsutsu arite ya
momoshiki no
ohomiya hito ha
yuki wakarenamu.15
2wago=waga.
3ya=yo.
4 Read this line in connexion with 13, 14, 15.
Foryasumishishiandmomoshikisee List m. k.
Asuka no Kiyomihara no miya ni amenoshita shiroshimeshishi Sumera mikoto no mi-yo.
Sumera mikoto no kamuagarimaseru toki Ohokisaki no yomimaseru mi-uta hitotsu.
Yasumishishi1waga ohokimi noyufu sarebameshitamafurashiakekureba5tohitamafurashiKamiwoka noyama no momichi wokefu mo ka motohitamahamashi10asu mo ka momeshitamahamashisono yama wofurisake mitsutsuyufu sareba15aya ni kanashimiakekurebaurasabi kurashiaratahenokoromo no sode ha20hiru toki mo nashi.
Yasumishishi1waga ohokimi noyufu sarebameshitamafurashiakekureba5tohitamafurashiKamiwoka noyama no momichi wokefu mo ka motohitamahamashi10asu mo ka momeshitamahamashisono yama wofurisake mitsutsuyufu sareba15aya ni kanashimiakekurebaurasabi kurashiaratahenokoromo no sode ha20hiru toki mo nashi.
Yasumishishi1waga ohokimi noyufu sarebameshitamafurashiakekureba5tohitamafurashiKamiwoka noyama no momichi wokefu mo ka motohitamahamashi10asu mo ka momeshitamahamashisono yama wofurisake mitsutsuyufu sareba15aya ni kanashimiakekurebaurasabi kurashiaratahenokoromo no sode ha20hiru toki mo nashi.
Yasumishishi1
waga ohokimi no
yufu sareba
meshitamafurashi
akekureba5
tohitamafurashi
Kamiwoka no
yama no momichi wo
kefu mo ka mo
tohitamahamashi10
asu mo ka mo
meshitamahamashi
sono yama wo
furisake mitsutsu
yufu sareba15
aya ni kanashimi
akekureba
urasabi kurashi
arataheno
koromo no sode ha20
hiru toki mo nashi.
There are pauses after each of the forms inrashiandmashi.
4meshi=mishi, hon. caus.
1-12 form an introduction to 13 ff.
Foryasumishishiandaratahenosee List m. k.
Fujihara no miya ni amenoshita shiroshimeshishi Sumera mikoto no mi-yo.
Hinami no miko no mikoto no araki no miya no toki Hitomaro ga yomeru uta hitotsu.
Ame tsuchi no1hazhime no toki shihisakatanoama no kahara niyahoyorodzu5chi yorodzu kami nokamu-tsudohitsudohi imashitekamu agachiagachi shi toki ni10AmaterasuHirume no mikotoame wo bashiroshimesu toAshihara no15Midzuho no kuni woame tsuchi noyori-ahi no kihamishiroshimesukami no mikoto to20amakumonoya he kaki waketekami kudariimase matsurishitakahikaru25hi no miko haAsuka noKiyomi no miya nikamu nagarafutoshikimashite30Sumerogi noshikimasu kuni toama no haraihato wo hirakikamu nobori35nobori imashinuwaga ohokimimiko no mikoto noamenoshitashiroshimeshiseba40haru hana notafutokaramu tomochi-tsuki notatahashikemu toamenoshita45yomo no hito noohobunenoomohi tanomiteamatsumidzuafugite matsu ni50ikasama niomohoshimese katsuremonakiMayumi no woka nimiya hashira55futoshiki imashimi araka notakashirimashiteasa goto nimi koto tohasazu60tsuki-hi nomaneku narinuresoko yuwe nimiko no miyabitoyuku-he shirazu mo!65
Ame tsuchi no1hazhime no toki shihisakatanoama no kahara niyahoyorodzu5chi yorodzu kami nokamu-tsudohitsudohi imashitekamu agachiagachi shi toki ni10AmaterasuHirume no mikotoame wo bashiroshimesu toAshihara no15Midzuho no kuni woame tsuchi noyori-ahi no kihamishiroshimesukami no mikoto to20amakumonoya he kaki waketekami kudariimase matsurishitakahikaru25hi no miko haAsuka noKiyomi no miya nikamu nagarafutoshikimashite30Sumerogi noshikimasu kuni toama no haraihato wo hirakikamu nobori35nobori imashinuwaga ohokimimiko no mikoto noamenoshitashiroshimeshiseba40haru hana notafutokaramu tomochi-tsuki notatahashikemu toamenoshita45yomo no hito noohobunenoomohi tanomiteamatsumidzuafugite matsu ni50ikasama niomohoshimese katsuremonakiMayumi no woka nimiya hashira55futoshiki imashimi araka notakashirimashiteasa goto nimi koto tohasazu60tsuki-hi nomaneku narinuresoko yuwe nimiko no miyabitoyuku-he shirazu mo!65
Ame tsuchi no1hazhime no toki shihisakatanoama no kahara niyahoyorodzu5chi yorodzu kami nokamu-tsudohitsudohi imashitekamu agachiagachi shi toki ni10AmaterasuHirume no mikotoame wo bashiroshimesu toAshihara no15Midzuho no kuni woame tsuchi noyori-ahi no kihamishiroshimesukami no mikoto to20amakumonoya he kaki waketekami kudariimase matsurishitakahikaru25hi no miko haAsuka noKiyomi no miya nikamu nagarafutoshikimashite30Sumerogi noshikimasu kuni toama no haraihato wo hirakikamu nobori35nobori imashinuwaga ohokimimiko no mikoto noamenoshitashiroshimeshiseba40haru hana notafutokaramu tomochi-tsuki notatahashikemu toamenoshita45yomo no hito noohobunenoomohi tanomiteamatsumidzuafugite matsu ni50ikasama niomohoshimese katsuremonakiMayumi no woka nimiya hashira55futoshiki imashimi araka notakashirimashiteasa goto nimi koto tohasazu60tsuki-hi nomaneku narinuresoko yuwe nimiko no miyabitoyuku-he shirazu mo!65
Ame tsuchi no1
hazhime no toki shi
hisakatano
ama no kahara ni
yahoyorodzu5
chi yorodzu kami no
kamu-tsudohi
tsudohi imashite
kamu agachi
agachi shi toki ni10
Amaterasu
Hirume no mikoto
ame wo ba
shiroshimesu to
Ashihara no15
Midzuho no kuni wo
ame tsuchi no
yori-ahi no kihami
shiroshimesu
kami no mikoto to20
amakumono
ya he kaki wakete
kami kudari
imase matsurishi
takahikaru25
hi no miko ha
Asuka no
Kiyomi no miya ni
kamu nagara
futoshikimashite30
Sumerogi no
shikimasu kuni to
ama no hara
ihato wo hiraki
kamu nobori35
nobori imashinu
waga ohokimi
miko no mikoto no
amenoshita
shiroshimeshiseba40
haru hana no
tafutokaramu to
mochi-tsuki no
tatahashikemu to
amenoshita45
yomo no hito no
ohobuneno
omohi tanomite
amatsumidzu
afugite matsu ni50
ikasama ni
omohoshimese ka
tsuremonaki
Mayumi no woka ni
miya hashira55
futoshiki imashi
mi araka no
takashirimashite
asa goto ni
mi koto tohasazu60
tsuki-hi no
maneku narinure
soko yuwe ni
miko no miyabito
yuku-he shirazu mo!65
5yaho, eight hundred, i.e. countless.
9agachi=wakachi(tsu).
18kihami, in sense ofkagiri, extent.
46yomo, the four quarters, in or from every quarter.
53tsuremonaki, alone, unattended.
57mi arakaseems to mean here a new royal palace.
60mi koto, royal words or commands.tohasazu;tohasu=tofu, converse, speak with.
62maneku= many.
Line 23 refers toNinigi no mikoto, line 30 toTemmu tennô, 37ohokimiisHinami no miko(see XIX, notes).
Forhisakata,amakumono,takahikaru,ohobuneno,amatsumidzusee List m. k.
[Kahashima no miko no araki no miya no toki] Hitomaro ga Hatsusebe no hime miko to [Osakabe no miko] tatematsureru uta hitotsu.
Tobutorino1Asuka no kaha nokamitsu se niofuru tamamo hashimotsu se ni5nagare-furafutamamonasuka yori kaku yorinabikahishitsuma no mikoto no10tatanadzukuniki-hada sura wotsurugitachimi ni sohe-nenebanubatamano15yo toko mo aruramusoko yuwe ninagusame-kanetekedashiku moafu ya to ’mohoshite20tamatarenoWochi no ohonu noasa tsuyu nitamamo ha hidzuchiyufu-giri ni25koromo ha nuretekusamakuratabi-ne ka mo suruahanu kimi yuwe.
Tobutorino1Asuka no kaha nokamitsu se niofuru tamamo hashimotsu se ni5nagare-furafutamamonasuka yori kaku yorinabikahishitsuma no mikoto no10tatanadzukuniki-hada sura wotsurugitachimi ni sohe-nenebanubatamano15yo toko mo aruramusoko yuwe ninagusame-kanetekedashiku moafu ya to ’mohoshite20tamatarenoWochi no ohonu noasa tsuyu nitamamo ha hidzuchiyufu-giri ni25koromo ha nuretekusamakuratabi-ne ka mo suruahanu kimi yuwe.
Tobutorino1Asuka no kaha nokamitsu se niofuru tamamo hashimotsu se ni5nagare-furafutamamonasuka yori kaku yorinabikahishitsuma no mikoto no10tatanadzukuniki-hada sura wotsurugitachimi ni sohe-nenebanubatamano15yo toko mo aruramusoko yuwe ninagusame-kanetekedashiku moafu ya to ’mohoshite20tamatarenoWochi no ohonu noasa tsuyu nitamamo ha hidzuchiyufu-giri ni25koromo ha nuretekusamakuratabi-ne ka mo suruahanu kimi yuwe.
Tobutorino1
Asuka no kaha no
kamitsu se ni
ofuru tamamo ha
shimotsu se ni5
nagare-furafu
tamamonasu
ka yori kaku yori
nabikahishi
tsuma no mikoto no10
tatanadzuku
niki-hada sura wo
tsurugitachi
mi ni sohe-neneba
nubatamano15
yo toko mo aruramu
soko yuwe ni
nagusame-kanete
kedashiku mo
afu ya to ’mohoshite20
tamatareno
Wochi no ohonu no
asa tsuyu ni
tamamo ha hidzuchi
yufu-giri ni25
koromo ha nurete
kusamakura
tabi-ne ka mo suru
ahanu kimi yuwe.
6furafu=furu.
9 =nabiku.
10tsuma, karizhi forotto.
11nikihada=nikoyaka,yaharaku naru hada.
16aruramu=areru, to waste, desolate.
19kedashiku=moshi.
Fortobutorino,tamamonasu,tatanadzuku,tsurugitachi,nubatamano,tamatareno,kusamakurasee List m. k.
Takechi no miko no mikoto no Kinohe no araki no miya no toki Hitomaro ga yomeru uta hitotsu.
Kakemaku mo1yuyushiki ka moihamaku moaya ni kashikokiAsuka no5Makami no hara nihisakatanoamatsu mikado wokashikoku mosadame-tamahite10kamusabu toiha kakurimasuyasumishishiwaga ohokimi nokikoshimesu15sotomo no kuni nomakitatsuFuhayama koyetekomatsurugiWazami ga hara no20kari-miya niamori imashiteamenoshitaosame-tamahiwosu-kuni wo25sadame-tamafu totoriganakuAdzuma no kuni nomi ikusa womeshitamahite30chihayaburuhito wo yahase tomatsurohanukuni wo osame tomiko nagara35makitamahebaohomi mi nitachi tori-obashiohomi te niyumi tori-motashite40mi ikusa woadomohi-tamahitotonofurutsutsumi no oto haikatsuchi no45kowe wo kiku madefuki-naserukuda no oto moatamitarutora ka hoyuru to50moro hito noobiyuru made nisasagetaruhata no nabiki hafuyukomori55haru sarikurebanu goto nitsukite aru hi nokaze no mutanabiku ga gotoku60tori-motaruyu hazu no sawakimi yukifurufuyu no hayashi ni65tsumushi ka moi-maki wataru toomofu madekiki no kashikokuhiki-hanatsu70ya no shigekekuohoyuki nomidarete kitarematsurohazutachi-mukahishi mo75tsuyu shimo nokenaba kesubekuyukutori noarasofu hashi niWatarahi no80ihahi no miya yukamu kaze nii-fuki-madohashiamakumo wohinomemomisezu85tokoyami niohohi-tamahitesadameteshi—Midzuho no kuni wokamu nagara90futoshiki imashi[te]yasumishishiwaga ohokimi noamenoshitamawoshi tamaheba95yorodzu yo nishikashi mo aramu toyufuhananosakayuru toki niwaga ohokimi100miko no mikado wokamu miya niyosohi matsuritetsukahashishimikado no hito mo105shirotahenoasa koromo kiteHaniyasu nomikado no hara niakanesasu110hi no kotogotoshishi zhi monoihahi fushitsutsunubatamanoyufuhe ni nareba115ohotono wofurisake mitsutsuudzuranasuihahi motohorisamorahedo120samorahi kaneteharutorinosamayohinurebanageki moimada suginu ni125omohi moimada tsukinebakotosahekuKudara no hara yukamu hafuri130hafuri-i mashiteasamoyoshiKinohe no miya wotoko miya tosadame-matsurite135kamu nagarashidzumarimashinushikaredomowaga ohokimi noyorodzu yo to140omohoshimeshitetsukurashishiKagu yama no miyayorodzu yo nisugimu to ’mohe ya145ame no gotofurisake mitsutsutamatasukikakete shinubamukashikokaredomo!150Hisakata no1ame shirashinurukimi yuwe nitsuki hi mo shiranikohi-wataru ka mo!5Haniyasu no1ike no tsutsumi nokomorinu noyukuhe wo shiranitoneri ha madofu!5
Kakemaku mo1yuyushiki ka moihamaku moaya ni kashikokiAsuka no5Makami no hara nihisakatanoamatsu mikado wokashikoku mosadame-tamahite10kamusabu toiha kakurimasuyasumishishiwaga ohokimi nokikoshimesu15sotomo no kuni nomakitatsuFuhayama koyetekomatsurugiWazami ga hara no20kari-miya niamori imashiteamenoshitaosame-tamahiwosu-kuni wo25sadame-tamafu totoriganakuAdzuma no kuni nomi ikusa womeshitamahite30chihayaburuhito wo yahase tomatsurohanukuni wo osame tomiko nagara35makitamahebaohomi mi nitachi tori-obashiohomi te niyumi tori-motashite40mi ikusa woadomohi-tamahitotonofurutsutsumi no oto haikatsuchi no45kowe wo kiku madefuki-naserukuda no oto moatamitarutora ka hoyuru to50moro hito noobiyuru made nisasagetaruhata no nabiki hafuyukomori55haru sarikurebanu goto nitsukite aru hi nokaze no mutanabiku ga gotoku60tori-motaruyu hazu no sawakimi yukifurufuyu no hayashi ni65tsumushi ka moi-maki wataru toomofu madekiki no kashikokuhiki-hanatsu70ya no shigekekuohoyuki nomidarete kitarematsurohazutachi-mukahishi mo75tsuyu shimo nokenaba kesubekuyukutori noarasofu hashi niWatarahi no80ihahi no miya yukamu kaze nii-fuki-madohashiamakumo wohinomemomisezu85tokoyami niohohi-tamahitesadameteshi—Midzuho no kuni wokamu nagara90futoshiki imashi[te]yasumishishiwaga ohokimi noamenoshitamawoshi tamaheba95yorodzu yo nishikashi mo aramu toyufuhananosakayuru toki niwaga ohokimi100miko no mikado wokamu miya niyosohi matsuritetsukahashishimikado no hito mo105shirotahenoasa koromo kiteHaniyasu nomikado no hara niakanesasu110hi no kotogotoshishi zhi monoihahi fushitsutsunubatamanoyufuhe ni nareba115ohotono wofurisake mitsutsuudzuranasuihahi motohorisamorahedo120samorahi kaneteharutorinosamayohinurebanageki moimada suginu ni125omohi moimada tsukinebakotosahekuKudara no hara yukamu hafuri130hafuri-i mashiteasamoyoshiKinohe no miya wotoko miya tosadame-matsurite135kamu nagarashidzumarimashinushikaredomowaga ohokimi noyorodzu yo to140omohoshimeshitetsukurashishiKagu yama no miyayorodzu yo nisugimu to ’mohe ya145ame no gotofurisake mitsutsutamatasukikakete shinubamukashikokaredomo!150Hisakata no1ame shirashinurukimi yuwe nitsuki hi mo shiranikohi-wataru ka mo!5Haniyasu no1ike no tsutsumi nokomorinu noyukuhe wo shiranitoneri ha madofu!5
Kakemaku mo1yuyushiki ka moihamaku moaya ni kashikokiAsuka no5Makami no hara nihisakatanoamatsu mikado wokashikoku mosadame-tamahite10kamusabu toiha kakurimasuyasumishishiwaga ohokimi nokikoshimesu15sotomo no kuni nomakitatsuFuhayama koyetekomatsurugiWazami ga hara no20kari-miya niamori imashiteamenoshitaosame-tamahiwosu-kuni wo25sadame-tamafu totoriganakuAdzuma no kuni nomi ikusa womeshitamahite30chihayaburuhito wo yahase tomatsurohanukuni wo osame tomiko nagara35makitamahebaohomi mi nitachi tori-obashiohomi te niyumi tori-motashite40mi ikusa woadomohi-tamahitotonofurutsutsumi no oto haikatsuchi no45kowe wo kiku madefuki-naserukuda no oto moatamitarutora ka hoyuru to50moro hito noobiyuru made nisasagetaruhata no nabiki hafuyukomori55haru sarikurebanu goto nitsukite aru hi nokaze no mutanabiku ga gotoku60tori-motaruyu hazu no sawakimi yukifurufuyu no hayashi ni65tsumushi ka moi-maki wataru toomofu madekiki no kashikokuhiki-hanatsu70ya no shigekekuohoyuki nomidarete kitarematsurohazutachi-mukahishi mo75tsuyu shimo nokenaba kesubekuyukutori noarasofu hashi niWatarahi no80ihahi no miya yukamu kaze nii-fuki-madohashiamakumo wohinomemomisezu85tokoyami niohohi-tamahitesadameteshi—Midzuho no kuni wokamu nagara90futoshiki imashi[te]yasumishishiwaga ohokimi noamenoshitamawoshi tamaheba95yorodzu yo nishikashi mo aramu toyufuhananosakayuru toki niwaga ohokimi100miko no mikado wokamu miya niyosohi matsuritetsukahashishimikado no hito mo105shirotahenoasa koromo kiteHaniyasu nomikado no hara niakanesasu110hi no kotogotoshishi zhi monoihahi fushitsutsunubatamanoyufuhe ni nareba115ohotono wofurisake mitsutsuudzuranasuihahi motohorisamorahedo120samorahi kaneteharutorinosamayohinurebanageki moimada suginu ni125omohi moimada tsukinebakotosahekuKudara no hara yukamu hafuri130hafuri-i mashiteasamoyoshiKinohe no miya wotoko miya tosadame-matsurite135kamu nagarashidzumarimashinushikaredomowaga ohokimi noyorodzu yo to140omohoshimeshitetsukurashishiKagu yama no miyayorodzu yo nisugimu to ’mohe ya145ame no gotofurisake mitsutsutamatasukikakete shinubamukashikokaredomo!150
Kakemaku mo1
yuyushiki ka mo
ihamaku mo
aya ni kashikoki
Asuka no5
Makami no hara ni
hisakatano
amatsu mikado wo
kashikoku mo
sadame-tamahite10
kamusabu to
iha kakurimasu
yasumishishi
waga ohokimi no
kikoshimesu15
sotomo no kuni no
makitatsu
Fuhayama koyete
komatsurugi
Wazami ga hara no20
kari-miya ni
amori imashite
amenoshita
osame-tamahi
wosu-kuni wo25
sadame-tamafu to
toriganaku
Adzuma no kuni no
mi ikusa wo
meshitamahite30
chihayaburu
hito wo yahase to
matsurohanu
kuni wo osame to
miko nagara35
makitamaheba
ohomi mi ni
tachi tori-obashi
ohomi te ni
yumi tori-motashite40
mi ikusa wo
adomohi-tamahi
totonofuru
tsutsumi no oto ha
ikatsuchi no45
kowe wo kiku made
fuki-naseru
kuda no oto mo
atamitaru
tora ka hoyuru to50
moro hito no
obiyuru made ni
sasagetaru
hata no nabiki ha
fuyukomori55
haru sarikureba
nu goto ni
tsukite aru hi no
kaze no muta
nabiku ga gotoku60
tori-motaru
yu hazu no sawaki
mi yuki
furu
fuyu no hayashi ni65
tsumushi ka mo
i-maki wataru to
omofu made
kiki no kashikoku
hiki-hanatsu70
ya no shigekeku
ohoyuki no
midarete kitare
matsurohazu
tachi-mukahishi mo75
tsuyu shimo no
kenaba kesubeku
yukutori no
arasofu hashi ni
Watarahi no80
ihahi no miya yu
kamu kaze ni
i-fuki-madohashi
amakumo wo
hinomemomisezu85
tokoyami ni
ohohi-tamahite
sadameteshi—
Midzuho no kuni wo
kamu nagara90
futoshiki imashi[te]
yasumishishi
waga ohokimi no
amenoshita
mawoshi tamaheba95
yorodzu yo ni
shikashi mo aramu to
yufuhanano
sakayuru toki ni
waga ohokimi100
miko no mikado wo
kamu miya ni
yosohi matsurite
tsukahashishi
mikado no hito mo105
shirotaheno
asa koromo kite
Haniyasu no
mikado no hara ni
akanesasu110
hi no kotogoto
shishi zhi mono
ihahi fushitsutsu
nubatamano
yufuhe ni nareba115
ohotono wo
furisake mitsutsu
udzuranasu
ihahi motohori
samorahedo120
samorahi kanete
harutorino
samayohinureba
nageki mo
imada suginu ni125
omohi mo
imada tsukineba
kotosaheku
Kudara no hara yu
kamu hafuri130
hafuri-i mashite
asamoyoshi
Kinohe no miya wo
toko miya to
sadame-matsurite135
kamu nagara
shidzumarimashinu
shikaredomo
waga ohokimi no
yorodzu yo to140
omohoshimeshite
tsukurashishi
Kagu yama no miya
yorodzu yo ni
sugimu to ’mohe ya145
ame no goto
furisake mitsutsu
tamatasuki
kakete shinubamu
kashikokaredomo!150
Hisakata no1ame shirashinurukimi yuwe nitsuki hi mo shiranikohi-wataru ka mo!5
Hisakata no1
ame shirashinuru
kimi yuwe ni
tsuki hi mo shirani
kohi-wataru ka mo!5
Haniyasu no1ike no tsutsumi nokomorinu noyukuhe wo shiranitoneri ha madofu!5
Haniyasu no1
ike no tsutsumi no
komorinu no
yukuhe wo shirani
toneri ha madofu!5
1kakemaku=kakemu(koto), about to utter.
5ihamaku=ihemu(koto), about to say.
8amatsu mikado, heavenly palace, tomb or mortuary chapel or barrow of Temmu at Ohouchi (N. II. 387).
14ohokimi= Temmu.
16sotomo, outer or back face, i.e. north (Mino).
19komatsurugiis m. k. of Wa(zami).
22amori,ama ori, descend from heaven.
27 The m. k. applies to A(dzuma).
35 Themikois Takechi.
36maki=makase, charge with.
37ohomi mi, great self.
42 Pause at end of this line.
59 under force of the wind.
60 Another pause.
62yumi no hadzu.
66ka=kaze.
69 Another pause.
73 Pause.
84 Read this line after 86.
88 Pause, but taken as a sort of pivot, may be connected withMidzuho no kuniin the next line.
90 A god, as god.
93ohokimiis Jitô.
95 The indirect object ofmawoshi …is not expressed, it is Jitô (A.D.690-6).
98 A quibble is seen by some commentators inyufu(ifu).
101miko no mikado, the mortuary chapel of Takechi.
102kamu miya, as a god-shrine.
105 the watchers.
108-9 Theharabefore theKagu yama no miya(143).
116ohotono, themikadoalready mentioned.
129yu=yori.
130hafuri, officials at funerals and interments;hafuru, to conduct obsequies.
132 m. k. of Ki[nohe].
137 pause.
139ohokimimust be Takechi.
142tsukurishi.
145 would outlast, they think belike.
149[kokoro ni] kakete.
150 Read before 148.
The syntax of this lay is not always clear. TheKogiin its explanation does not refer to Jitô, and almost seems to regard themawoshiof 95 as addressed to Temmu.
Forhisakatano,yasumishishi,komatsurugi,toriganaku,chihayaburu,fuyukomori,tsuyushimono,yukatorino,yufuhanano,shirotaheno,akanesasu,nubatamano,udzuranasu,harutorino,kotosaheku,asamoyoshi,tamatasukisee List m. k.
Yuge no miko no sugimaseru toki Okisome no Adzuma-hito ga yomeru uta hitotsu.
Yasumishishi1waga ohokimitakahikaruhi no mikohisakatano5ama tsu miya nikamu nagarakami to imaseba,soko wo shi moaya ni kashikomi10hiru ha mohi no kotogotoyoru ha moyo no kotogotofushi-wi nagekedo15aki-taranu ka mo!ohokimi ha1kami nishimasebaamakumonoiho he ga shita nikakuri-tamahinu!5
Yasumishishi1waga ohokimitakahikaruhi no mikohisakatano5ama tsu miya nikamu nagarakami to imaseba,soko wo shi moaya ni kashikomi10hiru ha mohi no kotogotoyoru ha moyo no kotogotofushi-wi nagekedo15aki-taranu ka mo!ohokimi ha1kami nishimasebaamakumonoiho he ga shita nikakuri-tamahinu!5
Yasumishishi1waga ohokimitakahikaruhi no mikohisakatano5ama tsu miya nikamu nagarakami to imaseba,soko wo shi moaya ni kashikomi10hiru ha mohi no kotogotoyoru ha moyo no kotogotofushi-wi nagekedo15aki-taranu ka mo!
Yasumishishi1
waga ohokimi
takahikaru
hi no miko
hisakatano5
ama tsu miya ni
kamu nagara
kami to imaseba,
soko wo shi mo
aya ni kashikomi10
hiru ha mo
hi no kotogoto
yoru ha mo
yo no kotogoto
fushi-wi nagekedo15
aki-taranu ka mo!
ohokimi ha1kami nishimasebaamakumonoiho he ga shita nikakuri-tamahinu!5
ohokimi ha1
kami nishimaseba
amakumono
iho he ga shita ni
kakuri-tamahinu!5
4iho he, 500 folds, countless folds or layers;shita=ura, within or behind.
Foryasumishishi,takahikaru,hisakatano,amakumonosee List m. k.
Asuka no himemiko no Kinohe no araki no miya no toki Hitomaro ga yomeru uta hitotsu.
Tobutorino1Asuka no kaha nokamitsu se niiha-hashi watarishimotsu se ni5uchi-hashi watasuihahashi niohi-nabikerutamamo mo sotayureba ofuru10uchi-hashi niohi-wowoherukahamo mo sokarureba hayarunani shi ka mo15waga ohokimi notatasebatamamo no gotokukoro-fusebakahamo no gotoku20nabikahishiyoroshiki kimi gaasa miya wowasuretamafu yayufu miya wo25somukitamafu yautsusomi toomohishi toki niharu he hahana wori-kazashi30aki tatebamomiji-ba kazashishikitahenosode tadzusaharikagaminasu35miredomo akanimochi-dzuki noiya medzurashimiomohoshishikimi to tokidoki40idemashiteasobitamahishimikemukafuKinohe no miya wotoko miya to45sadametamahiteajisahafume koto mo tahenusoko wo shi moaya ni kanashimi50nuyetori nokatakohishitsutsuasatorinokayohasu kimi ganatsukusano55omohishi nayeteyufudzudzunoka yuki kaku yukiohobunenotayutafu mireba60nagusamurukokoro mo arazusoko yuwe nisemusube shiranioto nomi wo65na nomi mo tayezuame tsuchi noiya tohonagakushinubi yukamumi-na ni kakaseru70Asuka-gahayorodzu yo made nihashikiyoshiwaga ohokimi nokatami ni koko wo.75
Tobutorino1Asuka no kaha nokamitsu se niiha-hashi watarishimotsu se ni5uchi-hashi watasuihahashi niohi-nabikerutamamo mo sotayureba ofuru10uchi-hashi niohi-wowoherukahamo mo sokarureba hayarunani shi ka mo15waga ohokimi notatasebatamamo no gotokukoro-fusebakahamo no gotoku20nabikahishiyoroshiki kimi gaasa miya wowasuretamafu yayufu miya wo25somukitamafu yautsusomi toomohishi toki niharu he hahana wori-kazashi30aki tatebamomiji-ba kazashishikitahenosode tadzusaharikagaminasu35miredomo akanimochi-dzuki noiya medzurashimiomohoshishikimi to tokidoki40idemashiteasobitamahishimikemukafuKinohe no miya wotoko miya to45sadametamahiteajisahafume koto mo tahenusoko wo shi moaya ni kanashimi50nuyetori nokatakohishitsutsuasatorinokayohasu kimi ganatsukusano55omohishi nayeteyufudzudzunoka yuki kaku yukiohobunenotayutafu mireba60nagusamurukokoro mo arazusoko yuwe nisemusube shiranioto nomi wo65na nomi mo tayezuame tsuchi noiya tohonagakushinubi yukamumi-na ni kakaseru70Asuka-gahayorodzu yo made nihashikiyoshiwaga ohokimi nokatami ni koko wo.75
Tobutorino1Asuka no kaha nokamitsu se niiha-hashi watarishimotsu se ni5uchi-hashi watasuihahashi niohi-nabikerutamamo mo sotayureba ofuru10uchi-hashi niohi-wowoherukahamo mo sokarureba hayarunani shi ka mo15waga ohokimi notatasebatamamo no gotokukoro-fusebakahamo no gotoku20nabikahishiyoroshiki kimi gaasa miya wowasuretamafu yayufu miya wo25somukitamafu yautsusomi toomohishi toki niharu he hahana wori-kazashi30aki tatebamomiji-ba kazashishikitahenosode tadzusaharikagaminasu35miredomo akanimochi-dzuki noiya medzurashimiomohoshishikimi to tokidoki40idemashiteasobitamahishimikemukafuKinohe no miya wotoko miya to45sadametamahiteajisahafume koto mo tahenusoko wo shi moaya ni kanashimi50nuyetori nokatakohishitsutsuasatorinokayohasu kimi ganatsukusano55omohishi nayeteyufudzudzunoka yuki kaku yukiohobunenotayutafu mireba60nagusamurukokoro mo arazusoko yuwe nisemusube shiranioto nomi wo65na nomi mo tayezuame tsuchi noiya tohonagakushinubi yukamumi-na ni kakaseru70Asuka-gahayorodzu yo made nihashikiyoshiwaga ohokimi nokatami ni koko wo.75
Tobutorino1
Asuka no kaha no
kamitsu se ni
iha-hashi watari
shimotsu se ni5
uchi-hashi watasu
ihahashi ni
ohi-nabikeru
tamamo mo so
tayureba ofuru10
uchi-hashi ni
ohi-wowoheru
kahamo mo so
karureba hayaru
nani shi ka mo15
waga ohokimi no
tataseba
tamamo no gotoku
koro-fuseba
kahamo no gotoku20
nabikahishi
yoroshiki kimi ga
asa miya wo
wasuretamafu ya
yufu miya wo25
somukitamafu ya
utsusomi to
omohishi toki ni
haru he ha
hana wori-kazashi30
aki tateba
momiji-ba kazashi
shikitaheno
sode tadzusahari
kagaminasu35
miredomo akani
mochi-dzuki no
iya medzurashimi
omohoshishi
kimi to tokidoki40
idemashite
asobitamahishi
mikemukafu
Kinohe no miya wo
toko miya to45
sadametamahite
ajisahafu
me koto mo tahenu
soko wo shi mo
aya ni kanashimi50
nuyetori no
katakohishitsutsu
asatorino
kayohasu kimi ga
natsukusano55
omohishi nayete
yufudzudzuno
ka yuki kaku yuki
ohobuneno
tayutafu mireba60
nagusamuru
kokoro mo arazu
soko yuwe ni
semusube shirani
oto nomi wo65
na nomi mo tayezu
ame tsuchi no
iya tohonagaku
shinubi yukamu
mi-na ni kakaseru70
Asuka-gaha
yorodzu yo made ni
hashikiyoshi
waga ohokimi no
katami ni koko wo.75
vv. 1-14 compare the Princess with themoand hint at her death, the water-weeds will be renewed in due course, but she will not come back to life; 15 is best understood by being read in connexion with 24; 16-21 describe the grace of the Princess; 22-26 suggest the fault of the Prince which interrupted the relations of the pair; 27-42 describe the happiness of the pair during the Princess’ life; 43-60 picture the grief of the Prince at her loss, and 61 to end add the reflections of the poet.
The m. k. (1) applies to Asu[ka], of (43) to Ki[nohe], of (47) tome(taken as contraction ofmure), of (55) tonayete.
Fortobutorino,utsusomi,shikitaheno,kagaminasu,mikemukafu,ajisahafu,asatorino,natsukusano,yufudzudzuno,ohobunenosee List m. k.
Hitomaro ga me no mi-makarishi nochi kanashimi yomeru uta futatsu.
Amatobuya1Karu no michi hawagimoko gasato ni shi arebanemokoro ni5mimakuhoshikedoyamazu yukabahito me wo ohomimaneku yukabahito shirinubemi10sanekadzuranochi wo ahamu toohobunenoomohi tanomitekagirohi no15ihakaki fuchi nokomori nomikohitsutsu aru niwataru hi nokure yuku ga goto20teru tsuki nokumo kakuru gotookitsu mo nonabikishi imo hamomiji-ba no25sugite inishi totamadzusanotsukahi no ihebaadzusa-yumioto nomi wo kikite30ihamu subesemusubeshiranioto nomi wokikite ariyenebawaga kofuru35chihe no hitohe monagusamurukokoro mo ari ya towagimoko gayamazu idemishi40Karu no ichi niwaga tachi-kikebatamatasukiUnebi no yama ninakutorino45kowe mo kikoyetamahokonomichi yuku hito mohitori daniniteshi yukaneba50sube wo namiimo-gara yobitesode so furitsutsu.Akiyama no1momiji wo shigemimadohaseruimo mo motomemuyama-ji shirazu mo.5Momiji-ba no1chirinuru nabe nitamadzusanotsukahi wo mirebaahishi hi omohoyu.5
Amatobuya1Karu no michi hawagimoko gasato ni shi arebanemokoro ni5mimakuhoshikedoyamazu yukabahito me wo ohomimaneku yukabahito shirinubemi10sanekadzuranochi wo ahamu toohobunenoomohi tanomitekagirohi no15ihakaki fuchi nokomori nomikohitsutsu aru niwataru hi nokure yuku ga goto20teru tsuki nokumo kakuru gotookitsu mo nonabikishi imo hamomiji-ba no25sugite inishi totamadzusanotsukahi no ihebaadzusa-yumioto nomi wo kikite30ihamu subesemusubeshiranioto nomi wokikite ariyenebawaga kofuru35chihe no hitohe monagusamurukokoro mo ari ya towagimoko gayamazu idemishi40Karu no ichi niwaga tachi-kikebatamatasukiUnebi no yama ninakutorino45kowe mo kikoyetamahokonomichi yuku hito mohitori daniniteshi yukaneba50sube wo namiimo-gara yobitesode so furitsutsu.Akiyama no1momiji wo shigemimadohaseruimo mo motomemuyama-ji shirazu mo.5Momiji-ba no1chirinuru nabe nitamadzusanotsukahi wo mirebaahishi hi omohoyu.5
Amatobuya1Karu no michi hawagimoko gasato ni shi arebanemokoro ni5mimakuhoshikedoyamazu yukabahito me wo ohomimaneku yukabahito shirinubemi10sanekadzuranochi wo ahamu toohobunenoomohi tanomitekagirohi no15ihakaki fuchi nokomori nomikohitsutsu aru niwataru hi nokure yuku ga goto20teru tsuki nokumo kakuru gotookitsu mo nonabikishi imo hamomiji-ba no25sugite inishi totamadzusanotsukahi no ihebaadzusa-yumioto nomi wo kikite30ihamu subesemusubeshiranioto nomi wokikite ariyenebawaga kofuru35chihe no hitohe monagusamurukokoro mo ari ya towagimoko gayamazu idemishi40Karu no ichi niwaga tachi-kikebatamatasukiUnebi no yama ninakutorino45kowe mo kikoyetamahokonomichi yuku hito mohitori daniniteshi yukaneba50sube wo namiimo-gara yobitesode so furitsutsu.
Amatobuya1
Karu no michi ha
wagimoko ga
sato ni shi areba
nemokoro ni5
mimakuhoshikedo
yamazu yukaba
hito me wo ohomi
maneku yukaba
hito shirinubemi10
sanekadzura
nochi wo ahamu to
ohobuneno
omohi tanomite
kagirohi no15
ihakaki fuchi no
komori nomi
kohitsutsu aru ni
wataru hi no
kure yuku ga goto20
teru tsuki no
kumo kakuru goto
okitsu mo no
nabikishi imo ha
momiji-ba no25
sugite inishi to
tamadzusano
tsukahi no iheba
adzusa-yumi
oto nomi wo kikite30
ihamu sube
semusubeshirani
oto nomi wo
kikite ariyeneba
waga kofuru35
chihe no hitohe mo
nagusamuru
kokoro mo ari ya to
wagimoko ga
yamazu idemishi40
Karu no ichi ni
waga tachi-kikeba
tamatasuki
Unebi no yama ni
nakutorino45
kowe mo kikoye
tamahokono
michi yuku hito mo
hitori dani
niteshi yukaneba50
sube wo nami
imo-gara yobite
sode so furitsutsu.
Akiyama no1momiji wo shigemimadohaseruimo mo motomemuyama-ji shirazu mo.5
Akiyama no1
momiji wo shigemi
madohaseru
imo mo motomemu
yama-ji shirazu mo.5
Momiji-ba no1chirinuru nabe nitamadzusanotsukahi wo mirebaahishi hi omohoyu.5
Momiji-ba no1
chirinuru nabe ni
tamadzusano
tsukahi wo mireba
ahishi hi omohoyu.5
1ya=yo.
3waga imoko.
6miru koto wo hoshiku omohedo.
8 =hito me ga ohoki,wooften thus used with forms inmi.
9tabitabi yukaba.
13, 14 A word-quibble may, possibly, be intended,omohi omoki.
15, 16 These form a sort of m. k. ofkomori.
26 has passed away (died).
36chihe no hitohe, one plait of a thousand plaits (or layers or parts) = one thousandth.
40imo ga kimi wo yamazu idemishiKami, &c.
51sube wo nami, cp. 8,hito me wo ohomi.
2 (secondhanka)nabehas force of together with, upon.
Foramatobuya,sanekadzura,ohobuneno,tamadzusano,tamatasuki,nakutorino,tamahokonosee List m. k.
Utsusemi to1omohishi toki nitadzusaheteaga futari mishiwashiri-de no5tsutsumi ni taterutsuki no ki nokochi-gochi no ye noharu no ha noshigeki ga gotoku10omoherishiimo ni ha aredotanomerishikora ni ha aredoyo no naka wo15somukishi yenebakagirohinomoyuru ara-nu nishirotahe noamahire kakuri20tori zhi monoasa tachi-i-mashiteirihinasukakuri ni shikabawagimoko ga25katami ni okeruwakaki ko nokohi-naku goto nitori atafumono shi nakereba30wotoko mono zhiwaki hasami mochiwagimoko tofutari aga neshimakuradzuku35tsumaya no uchi nihiru ha mourasabi kurashiyoru ha moiki-dzuki akashi40nagekedomosemu subeshiramikofuredomoafu yoshi wo namiohotori no45Hakahi no yama niaga kofuruimo ha imasu tohito no ihebaihane sakumite50nadzumi koshiyokeku mo so nakiutsusemi toomohishi imo gakagirohino55honoka no dani momiyenu omoheba.Kozo miteshi1aki no tsukuyo hateraseredoahimishi imo haiya toshi sakaru.5Ihe ni kite1tsumaya wo mirebatamatokonoto ni mukahikeriimo ga ko-makura.5
Utsusemi to1omohishi toki nitadzusaheteaga futari mishiwashiri-de no5tsutsumi ni taterutsuki no ki nokochi-gochi no ye noharu no ha noshigeki ga gotoku10omoherishiimo ni ha aredotanomerishikora ni ha aredoyo no naka wo15somukishi yenebakagirohinomoyuru ara-nu nishirotahe noamahire kakuri20tori zhi monoasa tachi-i-mashiteirihinasukakuri ni shikabawagimoko ga25katami ni okeruwakaki ko nokohi-naku goto nitori atafumono shi nakereba30wotoko mono zhiwaki hasami mochiwagimoko tofutari aga neshimakuradzuku35tsumaya no uchi nihiru ha mourasabi kurashiyoru ha moiki-dzuki akashi40nagekedomosemu subeshiramikofuredomoafu yoshi wo namiohotori no45Hakahi no yama niaga kofuruimo ha imasu tohito no ihebaihane sakumite50nadzumi koshiyokeku mo so nakiutsusemi toomohishi imo gakagirohino55honoka no dani momiyenu omoheba.Kozo miteshi1aki no tsukuyo hateraseredoahimishi imo haiya toshi sakaru.5Ihe ni kite1tsumaya wo mirebatamatokonoto ni mukahikeriimo ga ko-makura.5
Utsusemi to1omohishi toki nitadzusaheteaga futari mishiwashiri-de no5tsutsumi ni taterutsuki no ki nokochi-gochi no ye noharu no ha noshigeki ga gotoku10omoherishiimo ni ha aredotanomerishikora ni ha aredoyo no naka wo15somukishi yenebakagirohinomoyuru ara-nu nishirotahe noamahire kakuri20tori zhi monoasa tachi-i-mashiteirihinasukakuri ni shikabawagimoko ga25katami ni okeruwakaki ko nokohi-naku goto nitori atafumono shi nakereba30wotoko mono zhiwaki hasami mochiwagimoko tofutari aga neshimakuradzuku35tsumaya no uchi nihiru ha mourasabi kurashiyoru ha moiki-dzuki akashi40nagekedomosemu subeshiramikofuredomoafu yoshi wo namiohotori no45Hakahi no yama niaga kofuruimo ha imasu tohito no ihebaihane sakumite50nadzumi koshiyokeku mo so nakiutsusemi toomohishi imo gakagirohino55honoka no dani momiyenu omoheba.
Utsusemi to1
omohishi toki ni
tadzusahete
aga futari mishi
washiri-de no5
tsutsumi ni tateru
tsuki no ki no
kochi-gochi no ye no
haru no ha no
shigeki ga gotoku10
omoherishi
imo ni ha aredo
tanomerishi
kora ni ha aredo
yo no naka wo15
somukishi yeneba
kagirohino
moyuru ara-nu ni
shirotahe no
amahire kakuri20
tori zhi mono
asa tachi-i-mashite
irihinasu
kakuri ni shikaba
wagimoko ga25
katami ni okeru
wakaki ko no
kohi-naku goto ni
tori atafu
mono shi nakereba30
wotoko mono zhi
waki hasami mochi
wagimoko to
futari aga neshi
makuradzuku35
tsumaya no uchi ni
hiru ha mo
urasabi kurashi
yoru ha mo
iki-dzuki akashi40
nagekedomo
semu subeshirami
kofuredomo
afu yoshi wo nami
ohotori no45
Hakahi no yama ni
aga kofuru
imo ha imasu to
hito no iheba
ihane sakumite50
nadzumi koshi
yokeku mo so naki
utsusemi to
omohishi imo ga
kagirohino55
honoka no dani mo
miyenu omoheba.
Kozo miteshi1aki no tsukuyo hateraseredoahimishi imo haiya toshi sakaru.5
Kozo miteshi1
aki no tsukuyo ha
teraseredo
ahimishi imo ha
iya toshi sakaru.5
Ihe ni kite1tsumaya wo mirebatamatokonoto ni mukahikeriimo ga ko-makura.5
Ihe ni kite1
tsumaya wo mireba
tamatokono
to ni mukahikeri
imo ga ko-makura.5
vv. 1-11 are introductory toimo; 12-16 declare impossibility of escaping the fate of all mankind; 17-20 refer to the funeral of theimo; 21-24 to her burial; 25-32 to the father’s endeavour to comfort the child; 33-42 to the desolation of his home; 43 to end to the ascent of the hill of interment in the vain hope of seeing her spirit.
2omohishi, here, as often, is little more thannarishi.
22i-mashite,iis here merely a prefix.
30shiis an emphatic particle.
31zhi=nasu(so in 21).
34 A past ofneru.
42 A common phrase =shikata ga nai.
52 =yoki, koto naki.
55 Note the application of the m. k. toho(noka). Read the latter verses ashonoka ni sahe mo imo ga miyenu wo omoheba kurushiku hatarakite koshi kahi mo naku yoki koto so naki.
5 Written wooden (ko) pillow—I venture to read it as (ko) little pillow.
Forutsusemi,kagirohino,shirotaheno,irihinasu,makuradzuku,ohotorino,tamahokonosee List m. k.
Shinatsu no unebe ga mi-makareru toki Hitomaro ga yomeru uta hitotsu.
Akiyama no1shitaberu imonayotakenotowoyoru kora haikasama ni5omohimase katakunahanonagaki inochi wotsuyu koso haashita ni okite10yufube hakenu to ihekiri koso hayufube ni tachiteashita ha15usu to iheadzusayumioto kiku are mooho ni mishikoto kuyashiki wo20shikitahenota-makura makitetsurugitachimi ni sohenekemuwakakusano25sono tsuma no ko hasabushimi kaomohite nuramukuyashimi kaomohikofuramu30toki narazusuginishi kora gaasa tsuyu no gotoyufu giri no goto.Sasanamino1Shigatsu no kora gamakari nishikaha se no michi womireba sabushi mo.5
Akiyama no1shitaberu imonayotakenotowoyoru kora haikasama ni5omohimase katakunahanonagaki inochi wotsuyu koso haashita ni okite10yufube hakenu to ihekiri koso hayufube ni tachiteashita ha15usu to iheadzusayumioto kiku are mooho ni mishikoto kuyashiki wo20shikitahenota-makura makitetsurugitachimi ni sohenekemuwakakusano25sono tsuma no ko hasabushimi kaomohite nuramukuyashimi kaomohikofuramu30toki narazusuginishi kora gaasa tsuyu no gotoyufu giri no goto.Sasanamino1Shigatsu no kora gamakari nishikaha se no michi womireba sabushi mo.5
Akiyama no1shitaberu imonayotakenotowoyoru kora haikasama ni5omohimase katakunahanonagaki inochi wotsuyu koso haashita ni okite10yufube hakenu to ihekiri koso hayufube ni tachiteashita ha15usu to iheadzusayumioto kiku are mooho ni mishikoto kuyashiki wo20shikitahenota-makura makitetsurugitachimi ni sohenekemuwakakusano25sono tsuma no ko hasabushimi kaomohite nuramukuyashimi kaomohikofuramu30toki narazusuginishi kora gaasa tsuyu no gotoyufu giri no goto.
Akiyama no1
shitaberu imo
nayotakeno
towoyoru kora ha
ikasama ni5
omohimase ka
takunahano
nagaki inochi wo
tsuyu koso ha
ashita ni okite10
yufube ha
kenu to ihe
kiri koso ha
yufube ni tachite
ashita ha15
usu to ihe
adzusayumi
oto kiku are mo
oho ni mishi
koto kuyashiki wo20
shikitaheno
ta-makura makite
tsurugitachi
mi ni sohenekemu
wakakusano25
sono tsuma no ko ha
sabushimi ka
omohite nuramu
kuyashimi ka
omohikofuramu30
toki narazu
suginishi kora ga
asa tsuyu no goto
yufu giri no goto.
Sasanamino1Shigatsu no kora gamakari nishikaha se no michi womireba sabushi mo.5
Sasanamino1
Shigatsu no kora ga
makari nishi
kaha se no michi wo
mireba sabushi mo.5
vv. 1-6 introduction; 7-16 impermanence of life; 17-20 regret of poet at news of death (hinted at rather than directly stated) of theuneme; 21 to end climatic lament over an untimely death.
2shitaberu= wilt, wither, droop;akiyama no shitaberu imo, drooping as the flaccid leafage in autumn on the hills: but see translation.
1, 2 and 3, 4 are parallelisms reminding one of Hebrew and Chinese poetry, there are several other examples in thisuta.
4koraseems to be a plural form of honour.
8 Thewoat the end, which has a stray look, may be understood here (as often elsewhere in the Anthology) by supplyingomohebaor some form of the verbomofu. The varioushain thisutaexemplify the effect of the particle as suggesting a predicate of the isolated word or expression.
18 The news has come to me who only slightly knew her by sight yet am full of regret.…
22 making mutually pillows of each other’s arms.
26tsuma=otto;kois honour-title.
31toki narazu, untimely.
1Sasanamiinvolves the homophonous m. k.sasanami.
3 (hankaI)makari nishi=makari-inishi, gone away, died.
Fornayotakeno,takunahano,adzusayumi,shikitaheno,tsurugitachi,wakakusanosee List m. k.
Sanuki no [kuni] ni Samine no shima nite isobe no shinihito wo mite Hitomaro ga yomeru uta hitotsu.
Tamamoyoshi1Sanuki no kuni hakuni kara kamiredomo akanukami kara ka5kokoda tafutokiame tsuchihi tsuki to tomo nitari-yukamukami no mi omo to10ihi tsugeruNaka no minato yufune uketeaga kogi kurebatokitsu kaze15kumowi ni fuku nioki mirebashiki nami tachihe mirebashiranami sawaku20isanatoriumi wo kashikomiyukufune nokaji hiki oritewochikochi no25shima ha ohokedonaguhashiSamine no shima noariso mi niihorite mireba30nami no ’to noshigeki hama he woshikitahenomakura ni nashitearatoko ni35korofusu kimi gaihe shirabayukite mo tsugemutsuma shirabaki mo tohamashi wo40tamahokonomichi dani shirazuohohoshikumachi ka kofuramuhashiki tsumara ha.45Tsuma mo araba1tsumite tagemashiSamine yamanu no he no uhagisuginikerazuya!5Okitsu nami1ki-yoru ariso woshikitahenomakura to makitenaseru kimi kamo!5
Tamamoyoshi1Sanuki no kuni hakuni kara kamiredomo akanukami kara ka5kokoda tafutokiame tsuchihi tsuki to tomo nitari-yukamukami no mi omo to10ihi tsugeruNaka no minato yufune uketeaga kogi kurebatokitsu kaze15kumowi ni fuku nioki mirebashiki nami tachihe mirebashiranami sawaku20isanatoriumi wo kashikomiyukufune nokaji hiki oritewochikochi no25shima ha ohokedonaguhashiSamine no shima noariso mi niihorite mireba30nami no ’to noshigeki hama he woshikitahenomakura ni nashitearatoko ni35korofusu kimi gaihe shirabayukite mo tsugemutsuma shirabaki mo tohamashi wo40tamahokonomichi dani shirazuohohoshikumachi ka kofuramuhashiki tsumara ha.45Tsuma mo araba1tsumite tagemashiSamine yamanu no he no uhagisuginikerazuya!5Okitsu nami1ki-yoru ariso woshikitahenomakura to makitenaseru kimi kamo!5
Tamamoyoshi1Sanuki no kuni hakuni kara kamiredomo akanukami kara ka5kokoda tafutokiame tsuchihi tsuki to tomo nitari-yukamukami no mi omo to10ihi tsugeruNaka no minato yufune uketeaga kogi kurebatokitsu kaze15kumowi ni fuku nioki mirebashiki nami tachihe mirebashiranami sawaku20isanatoriumi wo kashikomiyukufune nokaji hiki oritewochikochi no25shima ha ohokedonaguhashiSamine no shima noariso mi niihorite mireba30nami no ’to noshigeki hama he woshikitahenomakura ni nashitearatoko ni35korofusu kimi gaihe shirabayukite mo tsugemutsuma shirabaki mo tohamashi wo40tamahokonomichi dani shirazuohohoshikumachi ka kofuramuhashiki tsumara ha.45
Tamamoyoshi1
Sanuki no kuni ha
kuni kara ka
miredomo akanu
kami kara ka5
kokoda tafutoki
ame tsuchi
hi tsuki to tomo ni
tari-yukamu
kami no mi omo to10
ihi tsugeru
Naka no minato yu
fune ukete
aga kogi kureba
tokitsu kaze15
kumowi ni fuku ni
oki mireba
shiki nami tachi
he mireba
shiranami sawaku20
isanatori
umi wo kashikomi
yukufune no
kaji hiki orite
wochikochi no25
shima ha ohokedo
naguhashi
Samine no shima no
ariso mi ni
ihorite mireba30
nami no ’to no
shigeki hama he wo
shikitaheno
makura ni nashite
aratoko ni35
korofusu kimi ga
ihe shiraba
yukite mo tsugemu
tsuma shiraba
ki mo tohamashi wo40
tamahokono
michi dani shirazu
ohohoshiku
machi ka kofuramu
hashiki tsumara ha.45
Tsuma mo araba1tsumite tagemashiSamine yamanu no he no uhagisuginikerazuya!5
Tsuma mo araba1
tsumite tagemashi
Samine yama
nu no he no uhagi
suginikerazuya!5
Okitsu nami1ki-yoru ariso woshikitahenomakura to makitenaseru kimi kamo!5
Okitsu nami1
ki-yoru ariso wo
shikitaheno
makura to makite
naseru kimi kamo!5
vv. 3, 5karamust be so read, notgara—it is perhaps a form ofnagara.
9tari-yukamu, be perfect; read this line after next.
11 Read with Naka.
15 lit. time-wind or seasonable or fair wind, but probably also seaward and landward winds more or less accompanying morning and evening tides.
24hiki-ori= draw-break, i.e. by moving the steering oar right or left break the straight course of the vessel.
30ihori,iho-wori.
31’toforoto.
40 may be read as =kimashi mo taha-mashi(koto wo omohite).
43 gloomily, wretchedly.
45 Plural oftsuma(used as honour-plural?).
2tagemashi=tabe mashi, goes withuhagi.
5 Equivalent tosugi nikeri, affirmatively.
5naseruis read assumptively withkimi.
Fortamamoyoshi,isanatori,shikitaheno,tamahokonosee List m. k.
Nara no miya ni [amenoshita] shiroshimeshishi Sumera mikoto no mi-yo.
Riyauki hazhime no toshi ki no to no u nagatsuki Shiki no miko no sugimaseru toki yomeru uta hitotsu.