Nakatsu Sumera Mikoto (died ~665 AD)
The emperor is kind
in the morning;
in the evening
he gathers us close.
He has a favorite
cherry birch bow:
we hear its sound
even from here.
He might leave soon
for morning hunting,
or he might leave soon
for evening hunting.
But we always hear
the bowstring sound
of his favorite
of his favorite
cherry birch bow.
Original Text | Modern Text | Pronunciation |
中皇命 | 中皇命 | Nakatsu Sumera Mikoto |
八隅知之 | やすみしし | Yasumi shishi |
我大王乃 | 我が大君の | Waga ookimi no |
朝庭 | 朝には | Ashita niha |
取撫賜 | 取り撫でたまひ | Torinade tamai |
夕庭 | 夕には | Yue niha |
伊縁立之 | い寄り立たしし | Iyori-tata shishi |
御執乃 | み執らしの | Mitorashi no |
梓弓之 | 梓の弓の | Azusa no Yumi no |
奈加弭乃 | 中弭の | Nakahazu no |
音為奈利 | 音すなり | Oto-su nari |
朝猟尓 | 朝猟に | Asagari ni |
今立須良思 | 今立たすらし | Ima tatasurashi |
暮猟尓 | 夕猟に | Yu-gari ni |
今他田渚良之 | 今立たすらし | Ima tatasurashi |
御執<能> | み執らしの | Mitorashino |
<梓>弓之 | 梓の弓の | Azusa no yumi no |
奈加弭乃 | 中弭の | Nakahazu no |
音為奈里 | 音すなり | Oto-su nari |
Translation Notes
Manyoshu Vol. 1, No. 3
Written by Nakasumera no Mikoto, while emperor was hunting in the field. She may have been Empress Kougyoku-Saimei, but is more likely to be her daughter, Princess Hashihito (Edwin A. Cranston, A Waka Anthology).
やすみしし | this word always leads 大君 and doesn’t really have specific meaning |
我が大君の | Our emperor |
朝には | In the morning |
取り撫でたまひ | (he) gives very much affection (lit. takes caresses) (たまい = from this verb, we can say that the subjective on this sentence is emperor) |
夕には | In the evening |
い寄り立たしし | takes it close to him (comes to meet) |
み執らしの | his favorite |
梓の弓の | Japanese cherry birch bow |
中弭の | the sounds of string |
音すなり | we can hear (even from here) (なり = certainly) |
朝猟に | for morning hunting |
今立たすらし | he might be about to leave now (らし ＝ I assume) |
夕猟に | for evening hunting |
今立たすらし | he might be about to leave now （らし ＝ I assume） |
み執らしの | his favorite |
梓の弓の | Japanese cherry birch bow |
中弭の | the sounds of string |
音すなり | we can hear (even we are not there)（なり＝certainly） |
Year:
2013
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