Maki XV, Naka
200
Yuki no shima ni itarite Yuki no Murazhi Yakamori ga tachimachi ye-yami nite mi makareru toki yomeru uta.
Sumerogi no 1
toho no Mikado to
Kara kuni ni
wataru waga se ha
ihe-bito no 5
ihahi matane ka
tatami ka mo
ayamachi shikemu
aki saraba
kaheri-masamu to 10
tarachineno
haha ni mawoshite
toki mo sugi
tsuki mo henureba
kefu ka komu 15
asu ka mo komu to
ihebito ha
machi kofuramu ni
toho no kuni
imada mo tsukazu 20
Yamato wo mo
tohoku sakarite
iha ga ne no
araki shima-ne
yadori sura kimi! 25
Ihata-nu ni 1
yadori suru kimi
ihebito no
idzura to ware wo
tohaba ikani ihamu! 5
6 ihahi matane [ba] ka, is it they do not go on honouring…?
For tarachineno see List m. k.
201
Ame tsuchi to 1
tomo ni mo ga mo to
omohitsutsu
arikemu mono wo
hashikeyashi 5
ihe wo hanarete
nami no uhe yu
nadzusahiki nite
aratamano
tsuki hi mo ki-henu 10
karigane mo
tsugite ki-nakereba
tarachineno
haha mo tsumara mo
asa tsuyu ni 15
mo no suso hidzuchi
yufu giri ni
koromo-de nurete
sakiku shi mo
aruramu gotoku 20
ide mitsutsu
matsuramu mono wo
yo no naka no
hito no nageki ha
ahi-omohanu 25
kimi ni are ya mo
akihagino
chiraheru nu he no
hatsu wo-bana
kari-ho ni fukite 30
kumo-banare
tohoki kuni he no
tsuyu shimo no
samuki yama he ni
yadori seruramu. 35
(1)
Hashikeyashi 1
tsuma mo kodomo mo
taka taka ni
matsuramu kimi ya
shima-gakurenuru. 5
(2)
Momijibano 1
chirinamu yama ni
yadorinuru
kimi wo matsuramu
hito shi kanashi mo. 5
14 tsumara, an honour plural?
24, 25 Read hito with ahi-omohanu (will not meet again).
31 kumo-banare, see also K. App. LV.
For aratamano, tarachineno, akihagino see List m. k.
202
Watatsumi no 1
kashikoki michi wo
yasukeku mo
naku nayami-kite
ima dani mo 5
mo naku yukamu to
yuki no ama no
hotsu-te no urahe wo
kata yakite
yukamu to suru ni 10
ime no goto
michi no sora-ji ni
wakare suru kimi.
4 kite is quasi-auxiliary.
6 mo naku, without ill luck or hap.
8 hotsu-te explained as = hote, chief.
11 ime here = yume, dream.