Maki IX, Kami
Kusagusa no uta.
104
Kamitsufusa (Kadzusa) Suwe no Tamana no wotome wo yomeru uta hitotsu-mata mizhika uta.
Shinagatori 1
Aha ni tsukitaru
adzusayumi
Suwe no Tamana ha
muna wake no 5
hirokeki wagimo
koshi hoso no
sugaru wotome no
sono kaho no
kirakirashiki ni 10
hana no goto
wemite tatereba
tamahokono
michi yuku hito ha
ono ga yuku 15
michi ha yukazute
yobanaku ni
kado ni itarinu
sashinarabu
tonari no kimi ha 20
tachimachi ni
ono tsuma ’karete
kohanaku ni
kagi sahe matsuru
hito no mina 25
kaku madohereba
uchi-shinahi
yorite so imo ha
tahasete arikeru.
Kanado ni shi 1
hito no ki-tateba
yo naka ni mo
mi ha tanashirazu
idete so ahikeru. 5
22 ’karete = wakarete.
24 kagi, for the treasure it locks up.
27 seems to be equivalent to tori-yosofu or katachi tsukurofu.
The m. k. (1) applies to A[ha], (3) to Suwe (read homophonously as bow-end).
For shinagatori, adzusayumi, tamahokono see List m. k.
105
Midzunoye no Urashima no ko wo yomeru uta.
Haru no hi no 1
kasumetaru toki ni
Suminoye no
kishi ni idekite
tsuri-bune no 5
tayutafu mireba
inishihe no
koto so omohoyu
Midzunoye no
Urashima no ko ga 10
katsuwo tsuri
tahi tsuri hokori
nanuka made
ihe ni mo kozute
unasaka wo 15
sugite kogi-yuku ni
watatsumi no
kami no wotome ni
tamasaka ni
i-kogi mukahi 20
ahi-katarahi
koto narishikaba
kaki-musubi
toko yo ni itari
watatsumi no 25
kami no miya no
uchi no he no
tahenaru tono ni
tadzusahari
futari iri-wite 30
oi mo sezu
shini mo sezushite
tokoshihe ni
arikeru mono wo
yo no naka no 35
katakuna hito no
wagimoko ni
norite kataraku
shimashiku ha
ihe ni kaherite 40
chichi haba ni
koto wo mo norahi
asu no goto
are ha kinamu to
ihikereba 45
imo ga iheraku
tokoyo he ni
mata kaheri-kite
ima no goto
ahamu to naraba 50
kono kushige
hiraku na yume to
sokoraku ni
katameshi koto wo
Suminoye ni 55
kaheri-kitarite
ihe miredo
ihe mo mi-kanete
sato miredo
sato mo mi-kanete 60
ayashimi to
soko ni omohaku
ihe yo dete
mi tose no hodo ni
kaki mo naku 65
ihe useme ya mo
kono hako wo
hirakite miteba
moto no goto
ihe ha aramu to 70
tama kushige
sukoshi hiraku ni
shirakumo no
hako yori idete
tokoyo he ni 75
tanabikinureba
tachi-washiri
sakebi sode furi
koi-marobi
ashi-zuri shitsutsu 80
tachimachi ni
kokoro ke usenu
wakakarishi
hada wo shihaminu
kurokarishi 85
kami mo shirakenu
yuri-yuri ha
iki sahe tayete
nochi tsuhi ni
inochi shini keru 90
Midzunoye no
Urashima no ko ga
ihe tokoro miyu.
Tokoyo he ni 1
sumubeki mono wo
tsurugitachi
shi ga kokoro-gara
oso ya kono kimi. 5
5 oso = orosoka.
The m. k. (3) is applied to shi = sono.
For tsurugitachi see List m. k.
106
Kafuchi no Ohohashi wo hitori yuku wotome wo mite [yomeru] uta.
Shinateru 1
Kata-asuha kaha no
sa-ni nuri no
ohohashi no he yo
kurenawino 5
aka mo suso-biki
yama-wi mochi
sureru kinu kite
tada hitori
i-watarasu ko ha 10
wakakusano
tsuma ka aruramu
kashinomino
hitori ka nuramu
tohamaku no 15
hoshiki wagimo ga
ihe no shiranaku.
1 Epithet of kata (Kata-asuha).
3 fine red-stained.
7, 8 rubbed, i.e. dyed with the yama-wi (Polygonum tinctorium).
12 tsuma here = otto.
13, 14 Confer translation.
For shinateru, kurenawino, wakakusano, kashinomino see List m. k.
107
(Kyôun) mitose to ifu toshi hinoye uma yayohi moromoro no mahetsukimitachi Namiha ni kudareru toki no uta futatsu.
Shirakumono 1
Tatsuta no yama no
Tagi no he no
Wokura no mine ni
saki-woworu 5
sakura no hana ha
yama takami
kaze no yamaneba
haru-same no
tsugite furereba 10
ho tsu ye ha
chiri sugite keri
shi tsu ye ni
nokoreru hana ha
shimashiku ha 15
chiri na midari so
kusamakura
tabi yuku kimi ga
kaheri-komu made.
5 blossoming in falling masses, festoons of flowers.
11 ho is upper part—13 shi is lower part of the tree-mass.
For shirakumono, kusamakura see List m. k.
108
Shirakumono 1
Tatsuta no yama wo
yufu-gure ni
uchi-koye yukeba
Tagi no he no 5
sakura no hana ha
sakitaru ha
chiri sugi ni keri
fukumeru ha
saki tsuginubeshi 10
kochi-gochi no
hana no sakari ni
misezu tomo
ka ni kaku ni
kimi no mi yuki ha 15
ima ni shi arubeshi.
13 After this line the Kogi would interpolate—chiri na midari so.
14 may = whenever it may be, sooner or later.
15 ima, presently, ere long.
For shirakumono see List m. k.
109
Naniha ni yadorite akuru hi kaheru toki no uta.
Shima yama wo 1
i-yuki motohoru
kaha sohi no
woka he no michi yo
kinofu koso 5
aga koye-koshi ka
hito yo nomi
netarishi kara ni
wo no uhe no
sakura no hana ha 10
tagi no se yo
tagi-chite nagaru
kimi ga mimu
sono hi made ni ha
arashi no 15
kaze na fuki so to
uchi-koyete
na ni oheru mori ni
kaza-matsurisena!
4 yo = yori, so in 11 where it is to be understood as ni.
8 kara = nagara (?).
9 wo, summit or ridge.
19 = kaze [no kami wo] matsurisemu (matsuramu).