FOOTNOTES

[215] The text is that of the modern edition of the ‘Kokin’ by Kaneko Genshin. The bracketed portions are said to be interpolations. See volume of Translations.

[216] hisakata no—a makura kotoba of ame.

[217] araganeno—m. k. of tsuchi.

[218] chihayaburu—m. k. of kami.

[219] urayamu (ura-nayamu) here = admire, wonder at.

[220] As to the whole of this sentence see the translation, which is as close as possible to the primary meaning of the passage—a secondary meaning of a moral character may also have been intended. Iro, colour, may signify poetic decoration; hana, flower, evanescence or superficiality.

[221] judge, determine—past quasi-future or dubitative.

[222] kuretake no, m. k. of yo.

[223] kata-ito no, m. k. of yori.

[224] tayasuki = karugarushiki = lightly, inconsiderately.

[225] nagare = ryu, style, school.

[226] makura seems to be a mistake for warera (= we).

NÔ NO UTAHI TAKASAGO
TEXT TRANSLITERATED

Takasago furuna Ahiohi[227].

SHITE (protagonist), Okina (Spirit of the Pine of Sumiyoshi).

TSURE (companion protagonist), Uba (Spirit of the Pine of Takasago).

ATO SHITE (deuteragonist), God of Sumiyoshi.

WAKI (tritagonist), Aso no Kannushi.

JI (chorus).

TOKORO (scene), Harima.

(tsugi shidai)[228]—

Ima wo hazhime no

tabigoromo

hi mo yuku suwe mo

hisashiki—

(kotoba)[229]—

Somosomo kore ha Kishiu Higo no kuni Aso no miya no kannushi Tomonari to ha aga koto nari. Ware imada miyako wo mizu safurafu hodo ni kono tabi omohitachi miyako ni nobori-safurafu mata yoki tsuide nareba Banshiu Takasago no ura wo mo ikken sebaya to zonzhi-safurafu.

(michiyuki)[230]—

Tabigoromo

suwe harubaru no

miyakoji wo

kefu omohitatsu—

ura no nami

funaji nodokeki

haru kaze mo

iku ka kinuran

ato suwe mo

iza shirakumo no

harubaru to

sashi mo omohishi

Harima-gata

Takasago no ura ni

tsuki ni keri

tsuki ni keri.

Shite tsure (hito kowe)—

Takasago no

matsu no haru kaze

fukikurete

Wonohe no kane mo

hibiku nari.

Tsure—

nami ha kasumi no

isogakure—

Futari—

oto koso shiho no

michi hi nare.

Shitesashi—

Tare wo ka mo

shiruhito ni semu

Takasago no

matsu mo mukashi no

tomo narade

sugikoshi yoyo ha

shirayuki no

tsumori tsumorite[231]

oi no tsuru no

negura ni nokoru

ariake no

haru no shimo yo no

oki-wi ni mo

matsu kaze wo nomi

kiki-narete

kokoro wo tomo to

sugamushiro no

omohi wo noburu

bakari nari.

(futari utafu)—

otodzure ha

matsu ni kototofu

urakaze no

ochiba-goromo no

sode sohete

kokage no chiri wo

kakau yo

kakau yo

tokoro ha Takasago no

Wonohe no matsu mo

toshi furite

oi no nami mo

yorikuru ya

ko no shita kage no

ochiba kaku

naru made inochi

nagarahete

naho itsu made ka

iki no matsu

sore mo hisashiki

meisho kana

meisho kana!

Waki (kotoba)—

Satobito wo ahimatsu tokoro ni rauzhin fuufu kitareri ika ni koko naru rauzhin ni tadzunubeki koto no safurafu.

Shite (kotoba)—

Konata no koto nite safurafu ka nanikoto nite safurafu zo.

Waki—

Takasago no matsu to ha idzure no ki wo maushi safurafu zo.

Shite—

Tadaima kokage wo kiyome safurafu koso Takasago no matsu nite safurahe.

Waki—

Takasago Suminoye no matsu ni ahiohi no na ari tausho to Sumiyoshi to ha kuni wo hedateru ni nani tote ahiohi no matsu to ha maushi safurafu zo.

Shite—

Ohose no gotoku Kokin no zhiyo ni Takasago Suminoye no matsu mo ahiohi no yau ni oboye to ari. Sarinagara kono zheu ha Tsu no kuni Sumiyoshi no mono kore naru uba koso tausho no hito nare shiru koto araba mausase tamahe.

Waki—

Fushigi ya mireba rauzhin no fuufu issho ni ari nagara tohoki Suminoye Takasago no ura yama kuni wo hedatete sumu to ifu ha ika naru koto yaran!

Tsure—

Utate no ohose safurafu ya sansenbanri wo hedatsuredomo tagahi ni kayofu kokorodzukahi no imose no michi ha tohokarazu.

Shite—

Madzu anzhite mo goran-zeyo!

Shite tsure—

Takasago Suminoye no matsu ha hizhiyau no mono dani mo ahiohi no na ha aru zo kashi mashite ya shiyau aru hito to shite toshi hisashiku mo Sumiyoshi yori kayohinaretaru zheu to uba ha matsu morotomo ni kono toshi made ahiohi no fuufu to naru mono wo!

Waki—

Ihare wo kikeba omoshiroya. Sate sate saki ni kikoyetsuru ahiohi no matsu no monogatari wo tokoro ni ihioku ihare ha naku ka?

Shite—

Mukashi no hito no maushishi ha kore ha medetaki yo no tameshi nari.

Tsure—

Takasago to ifu ha zhiyaudai no Manyefushiu no inishihe no gi—

Shite—

Sumiyoshi to mausu ha ima kono miyo ni sumi-tamafu Yengi no ohon koto—

Tsure—

matsu to ha tsukinu koto no ha no—

Shite—

sakaye ha kokon ahionazhi to—

Shite tsure—

miyo wo agamuru tatohe nari.

Waki—

Yoku yoku kikeba arigataya ima koso fushin haru no hi no.

Shite—

hikari yaharagu nishi no umi no—

Waki—

kashiko ha Suminoye—

Shite—

koko ha Takasago—

Waki—

matsu mo irosohi—

Shite—

haru mo—

Waki—

nodoka ni—

Ji—

shikai nami

shidzuka nite

kuni mo osamaru

tokitsu kaze

yeda wo narasanu

mi yo nare ya

ahi ni ohiohi no

matsu koso

medetakarikere

ge ni ya afugite mo

koto mo oroka ya

kakaru yo ni

sumeru tami tote

yutaka naru

kimi no megumi

arigataki.

Waki (kotoba)—

Nahonaho Takasago no matsu no medetaki ihare kuhashiku on monogatari safurabe.

Jikuri[232]—

Sore saumoku kokoronashi to ha mausedomo kuwazhitsu no toki wo tagahezu yaushyau no toku wo sonahete nanshi hana hazhimete hiraku.

Shite (sashi)—

Saredomo kono matsu ha sono keshiki tokoshinahe ni shite kuwayefu toki wo wakazu.

Ji—

Yotsu no toki itarite mo issen nen no iro yuki no uchi ni fukaku mata ha shiyoukuwa no iro to kaheri to mo iheri.

Shite—

Kakaru tayori wo matsu ga ye no—

Ji—

koto no ha gusa no tsuyu no tama kokoro wo migaku tane to narite—-

Shite—

iki to shi ikeru mono goto ni—

Ji—

Shikishima no kaze ni yoru to ka ya.

(kuse)?—

Shikaru ni Chiyaunou ga kotoba ni mo uzhiyau hizhiyau no sono kowe mina uta ni mo moruru koto nashi. Saumoku dosha fuusei suwion made bambutsu no komoru kokoro ari. Haru no hayashi no toufuu ni ugoki aki no mushi no hokuro ni naku mo mina waka no sugata narazuya. Naka ni mo kono matsu ha bammoku ni sugurete zhiyu hachi kou no yosohohi sen shiu no midori wo nashite kokon no iro mo mizu Shikwau no on shaku adzukaru hodo no ki nari tote ikoku ni mo honchiyau ni mo bammin kore wo shiyaukwansu.

Shite—

Takasago no

Wonohe no kane no

oto su nari!

Ji—

Ake kakete

shimo ha okedomo

matsu ga ye no

ha iro ha onazhi

fukamidori

tachi-yoru kage no

asa yufu ni

kakedomo ochiba no

tsukisenu ha

makoto nari

matsu no ha mo

chiri usezu shite

iro ha naho

masaki no kadzura

nagaki yo no

tatohe narikeru

tokiha-gi no

naka ni mo na ha

Takasago no

matsudai no tameshi

ni mo

ahiohi no matsu zo

medetaki.

(rongi) Ji—

Ge ni na wo yetaru matsu ga ye no

oi-ki no mukashi arahashite

sono na wo nanori tamahe ya!

Shite tsure—

Ima ha nani wo ka tsutsumubeki kore ha Takasago Suminoye no ahiohi no matsu no sei,

Ji—

Me oto genzhi kitarikeri.

Ji—

Fushigi ya sate ha nadokoro no matsu no kidoku wo arahashite.

Shite tsure—

saumoku kokoro nakeredomo—

Ji—

kashikoki yo tote—

Shite tsure—

kusa mo ki mo—

Ji[233]—

Waga ohokimi no

kuni nareba

itsumade kimi ga

yo ni Sumiyoshi ni

madzu yukite are nite

machi mausan to

yufu nami no

migiha naru

ama no wobune

ni uchi norite

ohi kaze ni

makase tsutsu

oki no kata ni

ide ni keri ya

oki no kata ni

ide ni keri.

Waki (utafu)—

Takasago ya

kono ura fune ni

ho wo agete

tsuki morotomo ni

ide shiho no

nami no Ahaji no

shima kage ya

tohoku Naruwo

oki sugite

haya Suminoye ni

tsuki ni keri

tsuki ni keri.

(ato) Shite—

Ware mite mo

hisashiku narinu

Sumiyoshi no

kishi no himematsu

iku yo henuran

mutsumashi to

kimi ha shirazu ya

mizugaki no

hisashiki yoyo no

kami kagura

yoru no tsudzumi no

hiyaushi wo sorohete

suzushime tamahe

miyatsuko-tachi.

Ji—

Nishi no umi

Awoki ga hara no

nami ma yori—

Shite—

arahare ideshi

kami matsu no

haru nare ya

nokon no yuki no

Asaka-gata.

Ji—

Tamamo karu

naru kishi kage no—

Shite—

shiyaukon ni yorite

koshi wo sureba—

Ji—

sennen no midori

te ni michiteri—

Shite—

baikwa wo otte

kaube ni saseba—

Ji—

zhi getsu no yuki

koromo ni ochitsu.

(rongi) Ji—

Arigata no yekau ya tsuki Sumiyoshi no Kami asobi mi kage wo wogamu arata sa yo.

Shite—

Ge ni samazama no mahi-hime no kowe mo sumu nari Suminoye no matsukage mo utsuru naru seigaiha to ha kore naran.

Ji—

Kami to kimi to no michi sugu ni Miyako no haru ni yukubeku ha.

Shite—

Sore zo genzhiyauraku no mahi—

Ji—

sate banzei no—

Shite—

womigoromo—

Ji—

sasu kahi ni ha akuma wo harahi wosamuru te ni ha zhiyufuku wo idaki senshiu raku ha tami wo nade manzai raku ni ha inochi wo nobu ahiohi no matsu kaze satsusatsu no kowe zo tanoshimu.[234]

Takasago no ohari.