Maki V, Shimo
66
Tsukushi no michi no kuchi (Chikuzen) no mikoto mochi no kami Yamanohe no Okura ga Kumagori ni kaharite sono kokorozashi wo noburu uta ni tsutsushimite nazorafuru uta mutsu mata zho.
Uchihisasu 1
Miya he noboru to
tarachishino
haha ga te hanare
tsune shiranu 5
kuni no oku-ka wo
momo he yama
koyete sugi-yuki
itsushikamo
miyako wo mimu to 10
omohitsutsu
katarahi woredo
ono ga mi shi
itahashikereba
tamahokono 15
michi no kuma mi ni
kusa ta-wori
shiba tori-shikite
toko-zhi mono
uchi-koi-fushite 20
omohitsutsu
nageki-fuseraku
kuni ni araba
chichi tori-mimashi
ihe ni araba 25
haha tori-mimashi
yo no naka ha
kaku nomi narashi
inu zhi mono
michi ni fushite ya 30
inochi suginamu.
Hito yo ni ha 1
futatabi miyenu
chichi haha wo
okite ya nagaku
aga wakarenamu! 5
16 mi = mahari, or tract, vicinity.
For uchihisasu, tarachishino, tamahokono see List m. k.
67
Hinkiu mondou no uta.
Kaze mazhiri 1
ame furu yo no
ame mazhiri
yuki furu yo ha
sube mo naku 5
samuku shi areba
kata shiho wo
tori-tsudzushirohi
kasu-yu sake
uchi-susurohite 10
shihabukahi
hana bishi bishi ni
shikato aranu
hige kaki-nadete
are wo okite 15
hito ha arazhi to
hokorohedo
samuku shi areba
asa fusuma
hiki kagafuri 20
nuno katakinu
ari no kotogoto
kisohedomo
samuki yo sura wo
ware yori mo 25
madzushiki hito no
chichi haha ha
uwe-samukaramu
me kodomo ha
kohite nakuramu 30
kono toki ha
ika ni shitsutsu ka
na ga yo ha wataru
ametsuchi ha
hiroshi to ihedo 35
aga tame ha
saku ya narinuru
hi-tsuki ha
akashi to ihedo
aga tame ha 40
teri ya tamahanu
hito mina ka
a nomi ya shikaru
wakuraba ni
hito to ha aru wo 45
hitonami ni
are mo tsukuru wo
wata mo naki
nuno katakinu no
miru no goto 50
wawake sagareru
kakafu nomi
kata ni uchi-kake
fuse-iho no
mage iho no uchi ni 55
hita tsuchi ni
wara toki-shikite
chichi haha ha
makura no kata ni
me kodomo ha 60
ato no kata ni
kakumi-wite
urehi samayohi
kamado ni ha
keburi fuki-tatezu 65
koshiki ni ha
kumo no su kakite
ihi-kashiku
koto mo wasurete
nuye tori no 70
nodo yobi woru ni
itonokite
mizhikaki monowo
hashikiru to
iheru ga goto ku 75
shimoto toru
sato wosa ga kowe ha
neya-do made
ki tachi yobahinu
kaku bakari 80
subenaki mono ka
yo no naka no michi.
68
Yamanohe no Okura tonzhiu tsutsushimite tatematsuru [kô-kyo-kôrai] no uta hitotsu.
Kamiyo yori 1
ihitsutekeraku
soramitsu
Yamato no kuni ha
sume kami no 5
itsukushiki kuni
kototama no
sakihafu kuni to
katari-tsugi
ihitsukahikeri 10
ima no yo no
hito mo kotogoto
me no mahe ni
mitari shiritari
hito saha ni 15
michite ha aredomo
takahikaru
hi no mikado
kamu nagara
mede no sakari ni 20
ame no shita
mawoshi-tamahishi
ihe no koto
yerabi-tamahite
ohomikoto 25
itadaki mochite
Morokoshi no
tohoki sakahi ni
tsukahasare
makari-imase 30
unahara no
he ni mo oki ni mo
kamu tsumari
ushi-haki imasu
moromoro no 35
ohomi kami-tachi
funa no he ni
michibiki mawoshi
ametsuchi no
ohomi kami-tachi 40
Yamato no
ohokuni mitama
hisakatano
ama no mi sora yu
ama kakeri 45
mi-watashi-tamahi
koto wohari
kaheramu hi ni ha
mata sara ni
ohomi kami-tachi 50
funa no he ni
mi-te uchi kakete
sumi-naha wo
hahetaru gotoku
[ajinosumu] 55
Chika no saki yori
ohotomo no
Mitsu no hamabi ni
tada hate ni
mi fune ha hatemu 60
tsutsumi naku
sakiku imashite
haya kaherimase!
7 the spirit or genius of language.
22 mawoshi, govern, administer.
23 Cp. the Spanish hidalgo.
34 ushi-haki (nushi-haki) = girt with dominion.
61 = tsutsuganaku, free from trouble or anxiety.
For soramitsu, takahikaru, hisakatano, ajinosumu see List m. k.
69
(Rōshin jiubyô) toshi wo hete kurushimi mata kora wo omofu uta itsutsu (nagauta hitotsu).
Tamakiharu 1
uchi no kagiri ha
tahirakeku
yasuku mo aramu wo
koto mo naku 5
mo naku mo aramu wo
yo no naka no
ukeku tsurakeku
itonokite
itaki kidzu ni ha 10
karashiho wo
sosogu chifu gotoku
masumasu mo
omoki umani ni
uhani utsu to 15
ifu koto no goto
oi nite aru
aga mi no uhe ni
yamahi wo ra
kahahete shi areba 20
hiru ha mo
nagekahi kurashi
yoru ha mo
ikidzuki akashi
toshi nagaku 25
ya mishi watareba
tsuki kasane
urehi samayohi
kotogoto ha
shinana to ’mohedo 30
sabahenasu
sawaku kodomo wo
utsutete ha
shini ha shirazu
mitsutsu areba 35
kokoro ha moyenu
ka ni kaku ni
omohi-wadzurahi
ne nomi shi nakayu!
5 mo here is mourning.
9 = itodoshiku.
19 ra, a separated plural affix (rare).
26 ya = yoru.
30 shinamu.
33 sutsuru.
For tamakiharu, sabahenasu see List m. k.
70
Furuhi wo kofuru uta mitsu (naga uta hitotsu mizhika-uta futatsu).
Yo no hito no 1
tafuto mi negafu
nanakusa no
takara mo areba
nani semu ni 5
negahi-hori semu
waga naka no
umare idetaru
shiratamano
waga ko Furuhi ha 10
aka-hoshi no
akuru ashita ha
shikitaheno
toko no be sarazu
tateredomo 15
woredomo tomo ni
kaki-nadete
koto-tohi tahare
yufu-dzudzu no
yufube ni nareba 20
iza neyo to
te wo tadzusahari
chichi haha mo
uhe ha na sakari
sakikusano 25
naka ni wo nemu to
uruhashiku
shiga kataraheba
itsushika mo
hito to nari idete 30
ashikeku mo
yokeku mo mimu to
ohobuneno
omohi-tanomu ni
omohanu ni 35
yokoshima kaze no
nihaka ni mo
ohohi kitareba
semu sube no
tadoki wo shirani 40
shirotaheno
tasuki wo kake
maso-kagami
te ni torimochite
amatsukami 45
afugi kohi nomi
kunitsukami
fushite nukadzuki
kakarazu mo
kakari mo yoshiwe 50
ame tsuchi no
kami no mani-mani to
tachi-azari
waga kohi-nomedo
shimashiku mo 55
yokeku ha nashi ni
yauyau ni
katachi tsukuhori
asanasana
ifukoto yami 60
tamakiharu
inochi tahenure
tachi-wodori
ashi suri sakebi
fushi afugi 65
mune uchinageki
te ni motaru
aga ko tobashitsu
yo no naka no michi.
48 nuka = hitai.
53 tachi-azari, wander about distractedly.
55 = shibashiku.
57 An old form of ya-ya.
65 to lie supine.
68 = tobitsu. Here read ’aga ko … michi wo tobashitsu.
vv. 1-10 are introductory to Furuhi—they form a pre-adjunct.
11-28 shiga—describes Furuhi’s manner—the words iza neyo … nemu being his; 28-34 the father’s hopes; 35-40 suggest the boy’s illness; 41-54 the prayers and despair of the father; 55-62 the gradual decline and death of Furuhi; 63 to end, the father’s grief at his loss.
This lay repays close study as an example of the language of the Manyôshiu.
For shiratamano, shikitaheno, sakikusano, ohobuneno, shirotaheno, tamakiharu see List m. k.