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.