Maki XX, Naka

261

Sakimori no kokoro ni narite omohi wo nobite yomeru uta.

Ohokimi no 1

mikoto kashikomi

tsuma wakare

kanashiku ha aredo

masurawono 5

kokoro furi-okoshi

tori-yosohi

kado-de ha sureba

tarachineno

haha ha kaki-nade 10

wakakusano

tsuma ha tori-tsuki

tahirakeku

ware ha ihahamu

masakikute 15

haya kaheri-ko to

ma-sode mochi

namida wo nogohi

musebitsutsu

koto-dohi sureba 20

muratorino

ide-tachi-kate ni

todokohori

kaheri-mishitsutsu

iya toho ni 25

kuni wo ki-hanare

iya taka ni

yama wo koye-sugi

ashigachiru

Naniha ni ki-wite 30

yufu shiho ni

fune wo ukesuwe

asa-nagi ni

he muke kogamu to

samorafu 35

waga woru toki ni

haru kasumi

shima-mi ni tachite

tadzuganeno

kanashiku nakeba 40

haro-baro ni

ihe wo omohi-de

ohi so-ya no

soyo to naru made

nageki tsuru ga mo. 45

18 nogohi = nuguhi.

43 so-ya, war-arrows, as distinct from hunting-arrows.

44 soyo, noise of rustling—is there a quibble here?—soya, soyo, one fears there is.

For masurawono, tarachineno, wakakusano, muratorino, ashigachiru, tadzuganeno see List m. k.

262

Sakimori no wakare no kokoro wo noburu uta.

Ohokimi no 1

make no manimani

saki-mori ni

waga tachi-kureba

hahasobano 5

haha no mikoto ha

mi mo no suso

tsumi-age kaki-nade

chichinomino

chichi no mikoto ha 10

takudzununo

shirahige no uhe yu

namida tari

nageki notabaku

kako zhi mono 15

tada hitori shite

asa-to-de no

kanashiki aga ko

aratamano

toshi no wo nagaku 20

ahi-mizu ha

kohishiku arubeshi

kefu dani mo

koto-tohi semu to

woshimitsutsu 25

kanashibi imase

wakakusano

tsuma mo kodomo mo

wochi kochi ni

saha ni kakumi wi 30

harutorino

kowe no samayohi

shirotaheno

sode naki nurashi

tadzusahari 35

wakare kate ni to

hiki-todome

shitahishi mono wo

ohokimino

mikoto kashikomi 40

tamahokono

michi ni ide-tachi

woka no saki

i-tamuru goto ni

yorodzu tabi 45

kaheri-mi shitsutsu

harobaro ni

wakare shi kureba

omofu sora

yasuku mo arazu 50

kofuru sora

kurushiki mono wo

utsusemino

yo no hito nareba

tamakiharu 55

inochi mo shirazu

unahara no

kashikoki michi wo

shima-dzutahi

i-kogi watarite 60

ari-meguri

waga kuru made ni

tahirakeku

oya ha imasane

tsutsumi-naku 65

tsuma ha matase to

Suminoye no

aga sume kami ni

nusa matsuri

inori maushite 70

Naniha tsu ni

fune wo ukesuwe

yaso ka nuki

kako totonohete

asabiraki 75

wa ha kogi-denu to

ihe ni tsuge koso.

5, 6 sound-play, hahaso-ba, haha. hahaso = Quercus dentata.

9, 10 sound-play, chichi no mi, chichi no mi[koto]. chichi no ki = ichô = Ginkgo biloba (maiden-hair tree).

11 takudzunu is m. k. of shira[hige].

15 kako = shika (no) ko.

44 i-tamuru = i-tamotohoru.

73 ka = kaji.

For chichinomino, takudzununo, aratamano, wakakusano, harutorino, shirotaheno, ohokimino, tamahokono, utsusemino, tamakiharu see List m. k.