FOOTNOTES
[7] In which not only Koyama’s work is made use of but also the notes of Keichiu (d. 1701) in his Kasha, and the suggestions of Daishiu’s master, Motowori, the Venerable of Suzu no ya—the House of the Horsebell—as he is termed in Daishiu’s preface and introductory letter. An estimate of Daishiu’s work will be found infra.
[8] See Satow’s ‘Hist. of Printing’, T. A. S. J., vol. x.
[9] According to Lange (Einf. in d. Jap. Schrift) the Katakana syllabary did not come into use till towards the close of the eighth century, and the cursive syllabary (hiragana) was first used by Tsurayuki in his preface to the Kokinshiu (see below), in the beginning of the tenth century, the approximate date of the Taketori itself.
TAKETORI NO OKINA NO MONOGATARI[10]
Maki I
Kaguyahime Ohitachi
Ima ha mukashi Taketori no Okina to ifu[11] mono arikeri. No yama ni mazhirite take wo toritsutsu yorodzu no koto[12] ni tsukahikeri[13]. Na wo ba Sanugi no Miyatsuko Maro to namu ihikeru. Sono take no naka ni moto[14] hikaru take hito suji arikeri. Ayashigarite yorite miru ni tsutsu no naka hikaritari. Sore to mireba san sun bakari naru hito ito utsukushiute itari. Okina ifu yau—
‘Ware asa goto yufu goto ni miru tokoro no naka ni ohasuru nite shirinu ko ni nari-tamafubeki hito nameri’ tote, te ni uchi-irete ihe ni[15] mochite kinu. Me no ouna ni adzukete yashinahasu. Utsukushiki koto kagiri naku ito wosanakereba ko ni irete yashinafu.
Taketori no Okina take wo toru koto[16] kono ko wo mitsukete nochi ni take wo toru ni fushi wo hedatete yo goto ni kogane aru take wo mitsukuru koto kasanarinu. Kakute Okina yauyau yutaka ni nariyuku.
Kono chigo yashinafu hodo ni sugusugu to ohoki ni narimasaru. Mi tsuki bakari ni naru hodo[17] ni yoki hodo naru hito ni narinureba kami-age nado sadashite[18] kami-age-sesase mo gisu. Chiyau[19] no uchi yori mo idasazu itsuki kashidzuki yashinafu hodo ni kono chigo no katachi keura[20] naru koto yo ni naku ya no uchi ha kuraki tokoro naku hikari michitari. Okina kokochi ashiku kurushiki toki mo kono ko wo mireba kurushiki koto mo yaminu haradatashiki koto mo nagusamikeri.
Okina take wo toru koto hisashiku narinu[21]. Ikihohi-mau no mono ni nari-ni-keri.
Kono ko ito ohoki ni narinureba na wo ba Mimuroto no Imube no Akita wo yobite tsukesasu. Akita Nayotake no Kaguyahime to tsuketsu. Konohodo mi ka uchi uchi-age-asobu yorodzu no asobi wo zo shikeru. Wotoko wouna[22] kirahazu yobitsudohete[23] ito kashikoku asobu.
Maki II
Tsumadohi
Sekai no wonoko atenaru mo iyashiki mo ikade kono Kaguyahime wo yeteshi gana miteshi gana to oto ni kikimedete madofu. Sono atari no kaki ni mo ihe no to ni mo woru hito dani tahayasaku mirumazhiki mono wo yaru ha yasuki imonezu yami no yo ni [idete] mo [ana wo kuzhiri] koko kashiko yori nozoki kaimami madohi aheri. Saru toki yori namu yobahi to ha ihikeru.
Hito no monoshi[24] mo senu tokoro madohi arikedomo nani no shirushi arubeku mo miyezu ihe no hitodomo ni ihamu tote ihikakaredomo kotahe[25] mo sezu. Atari wo hanarenu kindachi yo wo akashi hi wo kurasu hito ohakari. Orokanaru[26] hito ha yaunaki[27] ariki ha yoshi nakarikeri tote kozu nari ni keri. Sono naka ni naho ihikeru ha irogonomi to iharuru kagiri go nin omohi yamu toki naku yoru hiru kikeri.
Sono na hitori ha Ishidzukuri no miko hitori ha Kuramochi no miko hitori ha Sadaizhin Abe no Miushi hitori ha Dainagon Ohotomo no Miyuki hitori ha Chiunagon Iso no kami no Marotada kono hitobito narikeri.
Yo no naka ni ohokaru hito wo dani sukoshi mo katachi yoshi to kikite ha mirumahoshiusuru hitobito[28] nareba Kaguyahime wo mimahoshiushite mono mo kuhazu omohitsutsu kano ihe ni yukite tatadzumi arikikeredomo kahi arubeku mo arazu fumi wo kakite yaredomo kaheri koto mo sezu wabi-uta naho kakite yaredomo[29] [kaheshi mo sezu].
Kahi nashi to omohedomo shimotsuki shihasu no furi-kohori minadzuki no teri-hatataku ni mo saharazu kikeri.
Kono hitobito aru toki ha Taketori wo yobi-idete[30] ‘musume wo ware ni tabe’ to fushi-wogami te wo suri notamaheba[31] ‘ono ga nasanu ko nareba kokoro ni mo shitagahazu[32] namu aru’ to ihite, tsuki hi wo sugusu[33].
Kakareba kono hitobito ihe ni kaherite mono wo omohi inori wo shi guwan wo tate omohi [yamemu to suredomo] yamubeku mo arazu. Saritomo tsuhi ni wotoko ahasezaramu ya ha to omohite tanomi wo kaketari anagachi ni kokorozashi wo miye ariku.
Kore wo mitsukete Okina Kaguyahime ni ifu yau,
‘Waga ko no hotoke henguye no hito to maushi nagara warawa ohokisa made yashinahitatematsuru kokorozashi orokanarazu okina no mausamu koto kikitamahiten ya’, to iheba, Kaguyahime—
‘Nani-goto wo ka notomahamu koto wo uketamaharazaramu henguye no mono nite haberikemu mi to mo shirazu oya to koso omohitatematsure’ to iheba, Okina—
‘Ureshiku notamafu gana!’ to ifu,
‘Okina toshi nanasoji ni amarinu kefu to mo asu to mo shirazu kono yo no hito ha wotoko ha wouna ni afu koto wo su [wouna ha wotoko ni afu koto wo su] kore namu kado mo hiroku nari haberu ikade[ka] saru koto nakute[ha] ohashimasamu[34].’
Kaguyahime no ihaku—
‘Nadefu saru koto ka shihaberamu’ to iheba,
‘Henguye no hito to ifu to mo wouna no mi mochi tamaheri okina no aramu kagiri ha kaute mo imazukari[35] namu kashi kono hitobito no toshi tsuki wo hete kau nomi imashitsutsu notamafu koto omohi sadamete hitoribitori ni ahitatematsuritamahine[36]’ to iheba, Kaguyahime ihaku—
‘Yoku mo aranu katachi wo fukaki kokoro mo shirade ada kokoro tsukinaba nochi kuyashiki koto mo arubeki wo to omofu bakari nari yo no kashikoki hito naritomo fukaki kokorozashi wo shirade ha ahigatashi to namu omofu’ to ifu, Okina ihaku—
‘Omofu no gotoku mo notamafu gana! Somosomo ika yau naru kokorozashi aramu hito ni ka ahamu to obosu kabakari kokorozashi orokanaranu hitobito ni koso anmere’ Kaguyahime no ihaku—
‘Nani bakari no fukaki wo ka mimu to ihamu isasaka no koto nari. Hito no kokorozashi hitoshi kannari. Ikadeka naka ni otori masari ha shiramu. Go nin no hito no naka ni yukashiki mono misetamaheramu ni on kokorozashi masaritari tote tsukaumatsuramu to sono ohasuramu hitobito ni maushitamahe’ to ifu,
‘yoki koto nari’ to uketsu.
Hi kururu hodo rei no atsumarinu hitobito aruhiha fuye wo fuki aruhiha uta wo utahi aruhiha shiyauga wo shi aruhiha uso wo fuki afugi wo narashi nado suru ni okina idete ihaku—
‘Katazhikenaku [mo] kitanagenaru tokoro ni toshi tsuki wo hete mono shitamafu koto kihamaritaru kashikomari-to mausu—okina no inochi kefu asu to mo shiranu wo kaku notamafu kimidachi ni mo yoku omohi sadamete tsukaumatsure—to mauseba—fukaki mi kokoro wo shirade ha to namu mausu sa mausu mo kotowari nari idzure otori masari ohashimasaneba yukashiki mono misetamaheramu ni on kokorozashi no hodo ha miyubeshi tsukaumatsuramu koto ha sore ni namu sadamubeki to maushihaberu—kore yoki koto nari hito no urami mo arumazhi’[37] to iheba, go nin no hitobito mo—
‘yoki koto nari’ to notamaheba, Okina irite ifu—
‘Kaguyahime Ishidzukuri no miko ni ha Temujiku ni Hotoke no ohon ishi 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]
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.
Kuratsu Maro ga mausu yau ‘Kono tsukubakurame no koyasu-gahi ha ashiku tabakarite torase tamafu nari. Sate ha, yetorase-tamahazhi ananahi ni odoro-odoroshiku mizhifu nin no hito no noborite habereba arete[152] yori-maude kozu namu. Sesase-tamafubeki yau ha kono ananahi wo kobochite hito mina shirizokite mame naramu hito hitori[153] wo arako ni nose-suwete tsuna wo kamahete tori no ko umamu ahida[154] ni tsuna wo tsuri[155]-age-sasete futo koyasu-gahi wo torase-tamahamu[156] namu yokarubeki’ to mausu.
Chiunagon notamafu yau ‘Ito yoki koto nari’, tote, ananahi wo kobochite hito mina kaheri-maude kinu.
Chiunagon Kuratsu Maro ni notamahaku—‘Tsubakurame ha ika naru toki ni ka ko wo umu to shirite, hito wo ba agurubeki’ to notamafu[157].
Kuratsu Maro mausu yau ‘Tsubakurame ha ko umamu to suru toki ha wo wo sasagete[158] nana tabi megurite namu umi-otosumeru sate nana tabi meguramu wori hiki-agete sono wori koyasu-gahi ha torase-tamahe’ to mausu yau. Chiunagon yorokobi-tamahite yorodzu no hito ni mo shirase-tamahade misoka ni tsukasa ni imashite wonoko-domo no naka ni mazhirite[159] yoru wo hiru ni nashite torashime-tamafu.
Kuratsu Maro kaku mausu wo ito itaku yorokobi-tamahite notamafu—‘Koko ni tsukaharuru hito ni mo naki ni negahi wo kanafuru koto no ureshisa’ to ihite mi[160] zo nugite kadzuke-tamahitsu—‘sara ni yosari[161] kono[162] tsukasa[163] ni maude-ko’—to notamahite tsukahashitsu.
Hi kurenureba kano tsukasa ni ohashite mi-tamafu ni makoto ni tsubakurame su tsukureri. Kuratsu Maro ga mausu yau ni wo wo sasagete meguru ni arako ni hito wo nosete[164] tsuri-agesasete tsubakurame no su ni te wo sashi-ire sasete[165] saguru ni ‘mono mo nashi’—to mausu ni Chiunagon ‘ashiku sagureba naki nari’—to haradachite ‘tare bakari oboyemu ni tote ware noborite saguramu’—to notamahite ko ni norite tsurare-noborite ukagahi-tamaheru ni tsubakurame wo wo sasagete itaku meguru ni ahasete te wo sasagete saguri-tamafu ni te ni hirameru[166] mono saharu toki ni ‘Ware mono nigiritari—ima ha oroshite yo okina shiyetari’ to notamahite atsumarite tote orosamu tote tsuna wo hiki sugushite tsuna tayuru Sunahachi[167] Yashima no kanahe no uhe ni nokesama ni ochitamaheri.
Hitobito asamashigarite yorite kakahe-tatematsureri mi me ha shirame nite fushi-tamaheri. Hitobito mi kuchi ni[168] midzu wo sukuhi ire-tatematsuru karauzhite iki-ide-tamaheru ni mata kanahe no uhe yori te tori ashitori shite sage-oroshi-tatematsuru. Karauzhite ‘mi kokochi ha ikaga obosaruru’ to toheba iki no shita nite mono ha sukoshi oboyuredo koshi namu ugokarenu. Saredo koyasu-gahi wo futo nigiri-mo-tareba ureshiku oboyuru nari.
‘Madzu shisokusashite ko kono gahi kaho mimu’ to mi kushi motagete mi te wo hiroge-tamaheru ni tsubakurame no mari-okeru furu kuso wo nigori-tamaheru narikeri.
Sore wo mi-tamahite ‘Ana! kahina no waza ya!’ to notamahikeru yori zo omofu ni tagafu koto wo ba ‘kahinashi’ to ha ihikeru.
Kahi ni mo aradzu to mi-tamahikeru ni mi kokochi mo tagahite karabitsu no futa ni[169] irase[170] tamafubeku mo aradzu. Mi koshi ha ore ni keri. Chiunagon ha ihaketaru waza shite yamu koto wo hito ni kikasezhi to shitamahikeredo, sore wo yamahi nite ito yowaku nari-tamahi-nikeri. Kahi wo yetorazu nari nikeru yori mo hito no kiki-warahamu koto wo hi ni sohete omohi-tamahikereba tada ni yami-shinuru yori mo hitogiki hadzukashiku oboye-tamafu narikeri[171].
Kore wo Kaguyahime kikite tofurahi ni tsukahashikeru uta—
Toshi wo hete
nami tachi-yoranu
Sumiyoshi no
matsu kahi nashi
kiku ha makoto ka?
to aru wo yonde kikasu.
Ito yowaki kokochi ni kashira wo motagete hito ni kami wo motasete kurushiki kokochi ni karauzhite kaki-tamafu—
Kahi ha kaku
arikeru mono wo
wabi hatete
shinuru inochi wo
sukuhi ya ha senu!
to kaki-hatsuru to tahe-iritamahinu.
Kore wo kikite Kaguhahime sukoshi ahare to oboshikeri. Sore yori namu sukoshi ureshiki koto wo ba kahi ari! to ha ihikeru.
Maki VIII
Mikari no Miyuki.
Sate Kaguyahime katachi yo ni mizu medetaki koto wo Mikado kikoshimeshite naishi Nakatomi no Fusako ni notamafu—
‘Ohoku no hito no mi wo itadzura ni nashite ahazanaru Kaguyahime ha ika bakari no wouna zo to makarite mite mawire’ to notamafu.
Fusako uke-tamaharite makareri. Taketori no Okina no ihe ni kashikomarite shiyauzhi[172] irete aheri. Wouna ni naishi notamafu—
‘Ohose-goto ni Kaguyahime no katachi iu ni ohasu to nari yoku-mite mawirubeki yoshi notamahasetsuru ni namu mawiritsuru’ to iheba, ‘kaku to maushi haberamu’ to ihite, irinu.
Kaguyahime ni ‘Haya kano ohon tsukahi ni taimen shi-tamahe’ to iheba, Kaguyahime ‘yoki katachi ni mo arazu ikadeka miyubeki’ to iheba ‘utate mo notamafu kana! Mikado no ohon tsukahi wo ba ikadeka oroka ni semu?’ to iheba, Kaguyahime kotafuru yau ‘Mikado no meshite notamahamu koto kashikoshi to mo omohazu’ to ihite, sara ni miyubeki mo arazu. Umeru ko no yau ni ha aredo ito kokoro-hazukashige ni orosoka-naru yau ni ihikereba kokoro no mama ni mo yesemezu.
Wouna naishi no moto ni kaheri-idete ‘kuchioshiku kono osanaki mono ha kohaku haberu mono nite taimen sumazhiki’ to mausu. Naishi ‘kanarazu mi-tatematsurite mawire to ohose-goto aritsuru mono mitatematsurade ha ikadeka kaheri-mawiramu—kokuwô no ohose-goto wo masa ni yo ni sumi-tamahamu hito no uketamahari-tamahade ha arinamu ya! iharenu koto na shi-tamahi so’ to kotoba hajishiku ihikereba, kore wo kikite mashite Kaguyahime kikubeku mo arazu ‘Koku-wô no ohose-goto wo somukaba haya koroshi-tamahite yokashi’.
Kono naishi kaheri-mawirite kono yoshi wo sousu. Mikado kikoshimeshite ‘ohoku no hito wo koroshite-keru[173] kokoro zo kashi’ to notamahite, yami nikeredo naho oboshimeshi[2] ohashimashite[174] kono wouna no tabakari ni ya makemu to oboshimeshite Taketori no Okina wo meshite ohose-tamafu ‘Nanzhi ga mochite haberu Kaguyahime tatematsure kaho katachi yoshi to kikoshimeshite mi tsukahi wo tabishikado kahinaku mihezu nari nikeri. Kaku taidaishiku ya ha narahasubeki’ to ohoseraru.
Okina kashikomarite ohon kaheshi-goto[175] mausu yau ‘kono me ha waraha ha tahete miyadzukahe tsukaumatsurubeku mo arazu haberu wo mote wadzurahi-haberi saritomo makarite ohosetamahamu[176]’ to sousu.
Kore wo kikoshimeshite ohosetamafu yau ‘Nado ka Okina no te ni ohoshitatetaramu mono wo kokoro ni makasezaramu kono wouna moshi tatematsuritaru mono naraba Okina ni kaufuru wo nado ka tabasezaramu[177]’.
Okina yorokobite ihe ni kaherite Kaguyabime ni katarafu yau ‘kaku namu Mikado no ohose-tamaheru naho ya ha tsukaumatsuri-tamahane’ to iheba, Kaguyahime kotahete ihaku ‘mohara sayau miyadzukahe tsukaumatsurazhi to omofu wo shihite tsukaumatsurase-tamahaba kiye-usenamu zo mi tsukasa kaufuri tsukaumatsurite shinu bakari nari’.
Okina irafuru yau ‘Na shi-tamahi so tsukasa[178] kaufuri mo waga ko wo mi-tatematsurade ha nani ni ka ha semu sa ha aritomo nado ka miyudzukahe shitamahazaramu shini-tamafu-beki[179] yau ya ha arubeki’ to ifu.
‘Naho soragoto ka to tsukaumatsurasete shinazu ya aru to mi-tamahe amata no hito no kokorozashi oroka narazarishi wo munashiku nashite shi koso are kinofu kefu Mikado no notamahamu koto ni tsukamu hitogiki yasashi’ to iheba, Okina kotahete ihaku—
‘Ame no shita no koto to aritomo kakaritomo on inochi no ayafusa koso ohoki naru sahari nare naho tsukaumatsurumazhiki koto wo mawirite mausamu’ tote, mawirite mausu yau—
‘Ohose no[180] koto kashikosa ni kano waraha wo mawirasemu tote tsukaumatsureba miyadzukahe ni idashitatenaba shinubeshi to mausu. Miyatsuko Maro ga te ni umasetaru ko nite mo[181] arazu mukashi yama nite mi-tsuketaru kakareba kokoro-base mo yo no hito ni nizu zo haberu’ to sousesasu.
Mikado ohose-tamahaku—
‘Miyatsuko Maro ga ihe yama moto chikakanari[182]. Mikari no miyuki shi-tamahamu yau nite mitemu ya’ to notamahasu. Miyatsuko Maro ga mausu yau ‘ito yoki koto nari. Nanika kokoro mo nakute haberamu ni futo miyuki shite goranzerarenamu’ to sousureba, Mikado nihaka ni hi wo sadamete mikari ni idetamahite Kaguyahime no ihe ni iri-tamahite mi-tamafu ni hikari michite keura nite witari hito ari ‘Kore naramu!’ to oboshite, chikaku yorase tamafu ni[183] nigete iru. Sode wo torahe-tamaheba omote wo futagite safurahedo hazhime yoku goranzhi tsureba taguhi naku medetaku oboyesase-tamahite yurusazhi to su tote wite-ohashimasamu to suru ni Kaguyahime kotahete sousu ‘Ono ga mi ha, kono kuni ni umarete haberaba koso tsukai-tamahame ito wite-ohashigataku ya haberamu’ to sousu.
Mikado nado ka sa aramu naho ite-ohashimasemu tote ohon koshi wo yose-tamafu ni kono Kaguyahime kito kage ni narinu. Hakanaku kuchiwoshi to oboshite ge ni tada-bito ni ha arazarikeri to oboshite—
‘Saraba on moto[184] ni ha wite-ikazhi moto no on katachi to nari-tamahine sore wo mite dani kaheri-namu’ to ohoserarureba Kaguyahime moto no katachi narinu.
Mikado naho medetaku oboshimesaruru koto seki-tome-gatashi kaku misetsuru Miyatsuko Maro wo yorokobi-tamafu. Sate tsukaumatsuru hiyakukuwan no hitobito ni aruzhi ikameshiu tsukaumatsuru.
Mikado Kaguya-hime wo todomete kaheri-tamahamu koto wo akazu kuchiwoshiku oboshikeredo tamashihi wo todometaru kokochi shite namu kaherase-tamahikeru ohomi koshi ni tatematsurite nochi ni Kaguyahime ni—
Kaherusa no
miyuki mono uku
omohoyete
somukite tomaru
Kaguyahime yuwe!
on kabeshi-goto—
Mugura hafu
shita ni mo toshi ha
henuru mi no
nanika ha tama no
utena wo no mimu!
Kore wo Mikado goranjite itodo kaheri-tamahamu sora mo naku obosaru mi kokoro ha sara ni tachi-kaherubeku mo obosarezarikeredo saritote yo wo akashi-tamafubeki ni mo araneba kaherase-tamahinu.
Tsune ni tsukaumatsuru hito wo mi-tamafu ni Kaguyahime no kataharani yorubeku dani arazarikeri. Koto hito yori ha keura nari to oboshikeru no kare ni oboshi-ahasureba[185] hito ni mo arazu Kaguyahime nomi ohon kokoro ni kakarite tada hitori sugushitamafu yoshi nakute on katagata ni mo watari-tamahazu.
Kaguyahime no on moto ni zo ohon fumi wo kakite kayohasase-tamafu on kaheshi-goto sasuga ni nikukarazu kikohe-kahashi-tamahite omoshiroki ki kusa ni tsukete mo on uta wo yomite tsukahasu.
Maki IX
Ama no Hagoromo.
Kayau nite ohon kokoro wo tagahi ni nagusametamafu hodo ni mi-tose bakari arite haru no hazhime yori Kaguyahime tsuki no omoshirou idetaru[186] wo mite tsune yori mo mono-omohitaru sama nari. Aru[187] hito no tsuki no kaho miru ha imu koto sei[188] shikeredomo tomo[189] sureba hito ma[190] ni ha tsuki wo mite imizhiku naki-tamafu.
Futsuki no mochi no tsuki ni ide-wite sechi[191] ni mono-omoheru keshiki ari.
Chikaku tsukaharuru hito-bito Taketori no Okina ni tsugete ihaku—
‘Kaguyahime rei[192] mo tsuki wo aharegari tamahikeredomo[193] kono goro to narite ha tada koto ni mo haberazameri imizhiku oboshi-nageku koto arubeshi yoku yoku mi-tatematsurase[194]-tamahe’ to ifu wo kikite Kaguyahime ni ifu yau ‘Nadefu[195] kokochi sureba kaku mono wo omohi taru sama nite tsuki wo mi-tamafu zo umashiki yo ni’ to ifu.
Kaguyahime ‘tsuki wo[196] mireba yo no naka kokorobosoku ahare ni haberi nadefu mono wo ka nageki haberubeki’ to ifu.
Kaguyahime no aru tokoro ni itarite mireba naho mono-omoheru keshiki nari. Kore wo mite—
‘Aga hotoke! nanigoto wo omohi-tamafu zo obosuramu koto nanigoto zo’ to iheba,
‘Omofu koto mo nashi mono namu kokorobosoku oboyuru’ to iheba,
Okina ‘Tsuki na mi-tamahi so kore wo mi-tamaheba mono-obosu keshiki ha aru zo’ to iheba,
‘Ikade tsuki wo mizute ha aramu’ tote, naho tsuki idzureba ide-wi-tsutsu nageki-omoheri. Yufu-yami ni ha mono-omohanu keshiki nari. Tsuki no hodo ni narinareba naho toki-doki ha uchi-nageki-naki nado su. Kore wo tsukafu mono-domo naho mono-obosu koto arubeshi to sasayakedo oya wo hazhimete nani-goto to mo shirazu.
Hatsuki no mochi bakari no tsuki ni ide-wite, Kaguyahime ito itaku naki-tamafu hito me mo ima ha tsutsumi-tamahazu naki-tamafu. Kore wo mite oya-domo mo nanigoto zo to tohi-sawagu.
Kaguyahime naku-naku ifu ‘saki-zaki mo mausamu omohishikadomo kanarazu kokoro madohashi tamahamu mono zo to omohite ima made sugushi-haberi-tsuru nari. Sa nomi ya ha tote uchi-ide-haberinuru zo ono ga mi ha kono kuni no hito ni mo arazu tsuki no miyako no hito nari. Sore wo mukashi no chigiri arikeru ni yorite namu kono sekai ni ha maudekitarikeru ima ha kaherubeki ni nari nikereba kono tsuki no mochi ni kano moto no kuni yori mukahe ni hitobito maude komu zu sarazu makarinubekereba oboshi nagekamu ga kanashiki koto wo kono haru yori omohi-nageki-haberu nari’ to ihite, imizhiu naku.
Okina ‘koha nadefu koto wo notamafu zo. Take no naka yori mi-tsuke-kikohetarishikado[197] na tane no ohokisa ohaseshi wo waga tachi-dake narabu made yashinahi-tatematsuritaru waga ko wo nani-bito ka mukahe-kikohemu masa ni yurusamu ya’ to ihite, ‘ware koso shiname’ tote, naki-nonoshiru koto tahegatage nari.
Kaguyahime no ihaku ‘Tsuki no miyako no hito nite chichi haha ari kata toki no ma tote kano kuni yori maude-koshikadomo kaku kono kuni ni ha amata no toshi wo henuru ni namu arikeru. Kano kuni no chichi haha no koto mo obohezu koko ni ha kaku hisashiku asobi-kikohete narahi-tatematsureri imizhikaramu kokochi mo sezu kanashiku nomi namu aru. Saredo ono ga kokoro narazu makarinamu to suru’ to ihite, morotomo ni imizhiu naku. Tsukaharuru hito-bito mo toshi-goro narahite tachi-wakarenamu koto wo[198] kokorobahe nado ateyaka ni utsukushikaritsuru koto wo mi-narahite kohishikamu koto no tahegataku yumizu mo nomasezu onazhi kokoro ni nagekashigarikeri.
Kono koto wo Mikado kikoshimeshite Taketori ga ihe ni ohon tsukahi tsukahasase-tamafu. Mi tsukahi ni Taketori ide-ahite naku koto kagiri nashi. Kono koto wo nageku ni hige mo shiroku koshi mo kagamari me mo tadare nikeri. Okina kotoshi ha isozhi bakari narikeredomo mono-omohi ni ha kata-toki ni namu oi ni nari nikeri to miyu.
Mi tsukahi ohose-goto tote Okina ni ihaku ‘Ito kokoro-gurushiku mono-omofu naru ha makoto ni ka’ to ohose-tamafu.
Taketori naku-naku mausu—
‘Kono mochi-hi namu tsuki no miyako yori Kaguyahime no mukahe ni maude-ku naru. Tafutoku tohasetamafu[199] kono mochi ni ha hito-bito tamaharite tsuki no miyako no hito maude-koba torahesasemu’ to mausu.
Mi tsukahi kaheri-mawirite Okina no arisama maushite soushitsuru. Koto-domo mausu wo kikoshimeshite notamafu ‘Hito me[200] mi-tamahishi mi kokoro ni dani wasuretamahanu ni ake kure mi-naretaru Kaguyahime wo yarite ha ikaga omofubeki!’
Kano mochi no hi tsukasa-dzukasa ni ohosete chiyokushi ni ha[201] tou no chiu [seu] shiyou Takano no Ohokuni to ifu hito wo sashite roku we no tsukasa ahasete ni sen nin no hito wo Taketori ga ihe ni tsukahasu.
Ihe ni makarite tsuihiji[202] no uhe ni sen nin ya no uhe ni sen nin ihe no hitobito ito ohokarikeru ni awasete akeru hima mo naku mamorasu. Kono mamoru hitobito mo yumi-ya wo tai shite wori moya no uchi ni ha wouna domo wo ban ni suwete mamorasu. Wouna nuri-gome no uchi ni Kaguyahime wo idakahete wori Okina mo nuri-gome no to wo sashite to-guchi ni wori.
Okina no ihaku—
‘Kabakari mamoru tokoro ni ame no hito ni mo makemu ya!’
to ihite, ya no uhe ni woru hitobito ni ihaku—
‘Tsuyu mo mono sora ni kudaraba futo i-koroshite tamahe’
Mamoru hitobito no ihaku—
‘Kabakari shite mamoru tokoro ni kahahori hitotsu dani araba madzu i-koroshite to[203] ni sarasamu to omohihaberu’—to ifu.
Okina kore wo kikite tanomoshigari wori. Kore wo kikite Kaguyahime ha ‘Sashi-komete mamori tatakafubeki shitakumi wo shitari to mo ano kuni no hito wo ye-tatakahanu nari. Yumi-ya shite irasezhi kaku sashi-komete aritomo kano kuni no hito koba mina akinan to su ai-tatakahamu to su to mo kano kuni no hito kinaba takeki kokoro tsukafu hito yo mo arazhi’.
Okina no ifu yau—
‘On mukahe ni komu hito wo ba nagaki tsume shite manako wo tsukami tsutsusamu saga[204] kami wo torite kanaguri otosan saga shiri wo kaki-idete kokora no ohoyake hito ni misete haji misen’ to haradachi wori.
Kaguyahime ihaku—
‘Kowadaka ni na notamahi so ya no uhe ni woru hitodomo no kiku ni ito masa-nashi. Imazukaritsuru kokorozashidomo[205] wo omohi mo shirade makarinamuzuru koto no kuchioshiu habekeru nagaki chigiri no nakarikereba hodonaku makarinubeki nameri to omofu ga kanashiku haberu nari. Oya-tachi no kaheri-miwo isasaka dani tsukaumatsurade makaramu michi mo yasuku mo arumazhiki ni tsuki-goro[206] mo ide-wite kotoshi bakari no itoma wo maushitsuredo sara ni yurusarenu ni yorite namu kaku omohi-nageki-haberu on kokoro wo nomi madohashite sarinamu koto no kanashiku tahegataku haberu nari. Kano miyako no hito ha ito keura nite oi mo sezu namu omofu koto mo naku haberu nari. Saru tokoro he makaramuzuru mo[207] imizhiku mo haberazu oi-otorohe-tamaheru sama wo mi-tatematsurazaramu koso kohishikarami’ to ihite naku.
Okina mune itaki ‘koto na shi-tamahi so, uruhashiki sugata shitaru tsukahi ni mo saharazhi’ to netami wori.
Kakaru hodo ni yohi uchisugite ne no toki bakari ni ihe no atari hiru no akasa ni mo sugite hikaritari mochidzuki no akasa wo towo ahasetaru bakari nite aru hito no ke no ana sahe miyuru hodonari.
Ohosora yori hito kumo ni norite ori-kite tsuchi yori go shaku bakari agaritaru hodo ni tachi-tsuranetari.
Kore wo mite uchi-to[208] naru hito no kokoro-domo mono ni osoharuru yau nite ahi-tatahamu kokoro mo nakarikeri karauzhite omohi-okoshite yumi-ya toritatemu to suredomo te ni chikara mo nakunarite nahekagamaritaru naka ni kokoro-sakashiki mono nemuzhite imu to suredomo hoka-zama he ikikereba are mo tatakahade kokochi tada shire ni shirete mamori-aheri.
Tateru hito-domo ha sauzoku no kiyora naru koto mono ni mo nizu tobu kuruma hitotsu gushitari rakai sashitari sono naka ni wau to oboshiki hito ihe ni ‘Miyatsuko Maro maude-ko’ to ifu ni takeku omohitsuru Miyatsuko Maro mo mono ni wehitaru kokochi shite utsubushi fuseri.
Iwaku—
‘Nanzhi wosanaki hito isasaka-naru kudoku wo Okina tsukurikeru ni yorite namuzhi go tasuke ni tote kata-toki no hodo nite kudashishi wo sokora no toshigoro sokora no kogane tamahite mi wo kahetaru ga gotoku nari nitari. Kaguyahime ha tsumi wo tsukuritamaherikereba kaku iyashiki onore ga moto ni shibashi ohoshitsuru nari tsumino kagiri hatenureba kaku mukafuru wo Okina ha naki-nageku atahanu koto nari haya kaheshi tatematsure!’ to ifu.
Okina kotahete mausu—
‘Kaguyahime wo yashinahi-tatematsuru koto hata tose amari ni narinu kata-toki to notamafu ni ayashiku nari-haberinu. Mata koto tokoro ni Kaguyahime to mausu hito zo ohashimasuramu to ifu koko ni ohasuru Kaguyahime ha omohi yamahi wo shi-tamaheba ye-ide-ohashi-masumazhi’
to mauseba, sono kaheri-goto ha nakute ya no uhe ni tobu kuruma wo yosete,
‘Iza Kaguyahime kitanaki tokoro ni ikade hisashiku ohasemu’ to ifu.
Tatekometaru tokoro no to sunahachi tada aki ni akinu kaushidomo mo hito ha nakushite akinu wouna idakite witaru Kaguyahime to ni idenu ye-todomu-mazhikereba tada sashi-afugite naki-wori.
Taketori kokoro madohite naki-fuseru tokoro ni yorite Kaguyahime ‘koko ni mo kokoro ni mo arade kaku makaru ni noboramu wo dani mi-okuri-tamahe’
to ihedomo,
‘Nani shi ni kanashiki ni mi-okuri-tatematsuramu ware wo ba ika ni seyo tote sutete ha nobori-tamafu zo gushite wite ohasene’
to nakite fusereba, ‘on kokoro madohinu’[209] fumi wo kaki-okite ‘makaramu kohishikaramu wori-wori tori-idete mi-tamahe’ tote, uchi-nakite kaku koto ha—
‘Kono kuni ni umarenuru to naraba nagekase-tatematsuranu hodo made haberubeki wo haberade[210] sugi wakarenuru koto kahesugahesu ho-i-naku koto oboye-habere nugi-oku kinu katami to mi-tamahe tsuki no idetaramu yo ha mi-okose-tamahe mi-sute-tatematsurite makaru sora yori ochinubeki kokochi su—’ to kaki-oku.
Amabito no naka ni motasetaru hako ari. Ama no ha-goromo ireri. Mata aru ha fushi no kusuri ireri. Hitoro no amabito ifu—
‘Tsubo naru mi kusuri tatematsure kitanaki tokoro no mono kikoshimeshitareba on kokochi ashikaramu mono zo’—tote, mote-yoritareba isasaka nametamahite sukoshi katami tote nugi-oku kinu ni tsutsumamu to sureba aru amabito ‘tsutsumasezu’ on zo wo tori-idete kisen to su. Sono toki ni Kaguyahime ‘shibashi mate’ to ihite[211] ‘kinu kitsuru[212] hito ha kokoro koto[213] ni naru nari’ to ifu[214] ‘mono no hito-goto koto ihi-okubeki koto ari’ to ihite, fumi kaku.
Amabito ‘ososhi to kokoro-moto nagari-tamafu’ Kaguyahime ‘mono shiranu koto na shi-tamahi so’ tote, imizhiku shidzuka ni ohoyake ni on fumi tatematsuritamafu awatenu sama nari.
‘Kaku amata no hito wo tamahite, todome-sase-tamahedo yurusanu. Mukahe maude kite tori-wite makarinureba kuchiwoshiku kanashiki koto miyadzukahe tsukaumatsurazu narinuru mo kaku wadzurahashiki mi nite habereba kokoroyezu oboshimeshi tsuramedomo kokoro tsuyoku uketamaharazu nari nishi koto namege-naru mono ni oboshimeshi todomerarenuru namu kokoro ni tomari-haberinuru’ tote,
Ima ha tote
Ama no hagoromo
kiru wori zo,
kimi wo ahare to
omohi-idenuru!
tote, tsubo no kusuri sohete tou no chiushiyau wo yobi-yosete tatematsurasu.
Chiushiyau ni amabito torite tsutafu. Chiushiyau toritsureba futo ama no hagoromo uchi-kise-tatematsuritsureba Okina wo itohoshi kanashi to oboshi-tsuru koto mo usenu kono kinu kitsuru hito ha mono-omohi mo nakunari nikereba kuruma ni norite hiyaku nin bakari amabito gushite noborinu.
Sono nochi Okina wouna chi no namida wo nagashite madohedo kahi nashi. Ano kaki-okishi fumi wo yomite kikasekeredo nani sen ni ka inochi mo oshikaramu taga tame ni ka nanigoto mo yau mo nashi tote kusuri mo kuhazu yagate oki mo agarazu yami fuseri.
Chiushiyau hitobito wo hiki-gushite kaheri-mawirite Kaguyahime wo ye-tatakahi-tomezu narinuru koto wo komagoma to sousu.
Kusuri no tsubo ni mi fumi sohete mawirasu. Hirogete goranzhite ito itaku aharegarase-tamahite mono mo kikoshimesezu mi asobi nado mo nakarikeri.
Daizhin kandachibe wo meshite ‘idzure no yama ka ame ni chikaki’ to tohase-tamafu ni aru hito sousu—
‘Suruga no kuni ni aru yama namu kono Miyako mo chikaku ame no chikaku haberu—’
to sousu.
Kore wo kikase-tamahite—
Afu koto mo
namida ni ukabu
wagami ni ha
shinanu kusuri mo
nani ni ka ha semu!
Kano tatematsuru shinanu no kusuri no tsubo ni mi fumi gushita mi tsukahi ni tamahasu. Chiyokushi ni ha Tsuki no Iwagasa to ifu hito wo meshite ‘Suruga no kuni ni anaru yama no itadaki ni mote yukubeki’ yoshi ohose-tamafu.
Mine nite subeki yau woshihesasetamafu ‘mi fumi fushi no kusuri no tsubo narabete hi wo tsukete moyasubeki’ yoshi ohosetamafu.
Sono yoshi uke-tamaharite tsuhamonodomo amata gushite yama he noborikeru yori namu. Sono yama wo ba Fuzhi no yama to ha nadzukeru.
Sono keburi imada kumo no naka de tachi-noburu to zo ihi-tsutahetaru.