wo no tayenureba
kukuritsutsu 25
mata mo afu to ihe
mata mo
ahanu mono ha
imo ni shi arikeri.
1-10 introductory to kuhashi imo. In the use of kuhashime there is an imitation or a reminiscence of the Kojiki lay (K. App. LXXVI) translated in the notes to 177. kuhashime = here, make-swallow, afterwards to disgorge.
13 nagarusa, as far as an arrow can be shot.
25 Note the curious script for kuku (kukuri) the figures 81 are used, 81 = 9 x 9 = ku ku.
For komorikuno see List m. k.