Maki III Kami
Kusagusa no uta.
32
Naga no miko no Kariji nu ni mikari shitamaheru toki Hitomaro ga yomeru uta hitotsu.
Yasumishishi 1
waga ohokimi
takahikaru
waga hi no miko no
uma namete 5
mi kari tataseru
wakakomo no
Kariji no wo-nu ni
shishi koso ha
i-hahi worogame 10
udzura koso
i-hahi motohori
shishi zhi mono
i-hahi worogame
udzura nasu 15
i-hahi motohori
kashikomi to
tsukahematsurite
hisakata no
ame miru gotoku 20
masokagami
afugite miredo
haru kusa no
iya medzurashiki
waga ohokimi ka mo. 25
Hisakata no 1
ame yuku tsuki no
tsuna ni sashi
waga ohokimi ha
kinugasa ni seri. 5
7 A m. k. applied to Kari[ji] as = kari, mow, reap.
For yasumishishi, takahikaru, wakakomono, hisakatano, masokagami see List m. k.
33
Kamo no Kimitari-hito ga Kaguyama no uta hitotsu.
Amoritsuku 1
Ame no kaguyama
kasumitatsu
haru ni itareba
matsu kaze ni 5
ike nami tachite
sakura hana
ko no kure shigemi
okibe ni ha
kamo tsuma yobahi 10
hetsu he ni
aji mura sawaki
momoshiki
ohomiya hito no
makari-dete 15
asobu fune ni ha
kaji sawo mo
nakute sabushi mo
kogu hito nashi ni.
Hito kogazu 1
araku mo shirushi
kadzuki suru
woshi to takabe to
fune no he ni sumu. 5
Itsu ma mo 1
kami sabigeru ka
Kagu yama no
hokosugi nomoto ni
koke musu made ni. 5
11 he seems here to be simply apocopated uhe.
2 araku is verbal subst. of aru.
For amoritsuku, kasumitatsu, momoshiki see List m. k.
34
Hitomaro ga Nihitabe no miko ni tatematsureru uta hitotsu.
Yasumishishi 1
waga ohokimi
takahikaru
hi no miko
shikimasu 5
ohotono no he ni
hisakatano
amadzutahikeru
yuki zhi mono
yuki kayohitsutsu 10
iya shiki imase!
Yatsuri yama 1
ko-tachi mo miyezu
furi-midasu
yuki ni sawakite
mawiraku yoshi mo. 5
9 Here yuki is ‘snow,’ as in 4; in 10 it is ‘go, come.’
For yasumishishi, takahikaru, hisakatano see List m. k.
35
Yayohi bakari Yoshinu no totsu-miya ni idemaseru toki naka no mono-mawosu tsukasa Ohotomo no mahetsukimi (Ohotomo no kiyau) mikotonori wo uketamaharite yomitamaheru uta hitotsu.
Mi Yoshinu no 1
Yoshinu no miya ha
yama kara shi
tafutoku arashi
kaha kara shi 5
sayakeku arashi
ame tsuchi to
nagaku hisashiku
yorodzu yo ni
kaharadzu aramu 10
idemashi no miya!
Mukashi mishi 1
Kisa no wo-gaha wo
ima mireba
iyo-iyo sayakeku
nari nikeru ka mo! 5
5 kara, cp. nagara; also kare, reason, cause.
6 arashi = arurashi.
36
Yamabe no Sukune Akahito ga Fujinoyama wo mite [yomeru] uta hitotsu.
Ame tsuchi no 1
wakareshi toki yu
kamusabite
takaku tafutoki
Suruga naru 5
Fugi no takane wo
ama no hara
furisake mireba
wataru hi no
kage mo kakurohi 10
teru tsuki no
hikari mo miyezu
shirakumo mo
i-yuki habakari
tokizhiku 15
yuki ha furikeru
katari-tsugi
ihi-tsugi yukamu
Fuji no takane ha!
Tago no ura yu 1
uchi-dete mireba
ma-shiroku so
Fuji no takane ni
yuki ha furikeru! 5
37
Fuji no yama wo yomeru uta hitotsu.
Namayomino 1
Kahi no kuni
uchi-yosuru
Suruga no kuni to
kochigochi ni 5
kuni no mi naka yu
ide-tateru
Fuji no takane ha
amakumono
i-yuki habakari 10
tobutori mo
tobi mo nobarazu
moyuru hi wo
yuki mochi-kechi
furu yuki wo 15
hi mochi-kechitsutsu
ihi mo kane
nadzuke mo shirani
kusushiku mo
imasu kami ka mo 20
Se no umi to
nadzukete aru mo
sono yama no
tsutsumeru umi so
Fuji kaha to 25
hito no wataru mo
sono yama no
midzu no tagichi so
Hinomoto no
Yamato no kuni no 30
shidzume to mo
imasu kami ka mo
takara to mo
nareru yama ka mo
Suruga naru 35
Fuji no takane ha
miredo akanu ka mo.
Fuji no ne ni 1
furi-okeru yuki ha
minadzuki no
mochi ni kenureba
sono yo furikeri. 5
18 lit. one can give no adequate name to Fuji.
21 Read with 24.
For namayomino, amakumono see List m. k.
38
Akahito ga Iyo no yu ni yukite yomeru uta hitotsu.
Sumerogi no 1
Kami no mikoto no
shikimasu
kuni no kotogoto
yu ha shi mo 5
saha ni aredomo
shima yama no
yoroshiki kuni to
kogoshi ka mo
Iyo no takane no 10
Izaniha no
woka ni tatashite
uta omohi
koto omohashishi
mi yu no he no 15
ko-mura wo mireba
Omi no ki mo
ohi-tsugi ni keri
naku tori no
kowe mo kaharazu 20
tohoki yo ni
kamusabi yukamu
idemashi tokoro.
1-14 refer to Uhe no miya (Shôtoku Taishi).
4 All the provinces or lands.
9 kogoshi applies to Iyo no takane.
39
Kamiwoka ni noborite Akahito ga yomeru uta hitotsu.
Mimoro no 1
Kaminabi yama ni
iho ye sashi
shizhi ni ohitaru
tsuganokino 5
iya tsugitsugi ni
tamakadzura
tayuru koto naku
aritsutsu mo
yamazu kayohamu 10
Asuka no
furuki miyako ha
yama takami
kaha tohoshiroshi
haru no hi ha 15
yama shi migahoshi
aki no yo ha
kaha shi sayakeshi
asa-kumo ni
tadzu ha midare 20
yufu-giri ni
kahadzu ha sawaku
miru goto ni
ne nomi shi nakayu
inishihe omoheba. 25
Asuka-gaha 1
kaha yodo sarazu
tatsukirino
omohi-sugubeki
kohi ni aranaku ni. 5
1-10 are introductory to Asuka no furuki miyako.
13-22 describe the miyako.
23-25 express the poet’s regret.
1-3 are introductory to 4.
5 lit. there is no kohi (affection) from which may be chased thoughts (of the past).
For tsuganokino, tamakadzura, tatsukirino see List m. k.