石上布留や男の太刀もがな
組の緒垂でて宮路通はむ
組の緒垂でて宮路通はむ
- Roma-ji
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Isonokami Furu ya otoko no tachi mogana kumi no o shidete miyaji kayowamu
- English Translation
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Isonokami,
how I wish I had the sword
the man of Furu wears!
With its braided cords hung down,
I would walk the palace road.
- Meaning
- How I wish I had a sword like that of the man of Furu in Isonokami! With braided cords hanging from it, I would go back and forth along the road to the shrine.
- Commentary
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Book Ten Kagura Songs 582
The poem wishes for a sword like that of the man of Furu at Isonokami, so that, with braided cords hanging from it, the poet could walk the road to the shrine. Set against Isonokami, where a divine sword is enshrined, it expresses longing to wear a fine sword and proudly go to the shrine. Together with the next poem, 583, it sings of the sword.
This book is devoted to kagura songs, and from its opening poem to 586 come songs sung at the court kagura, with neither author nor headnote recorded. It is related to the torimono songs sung of the sword. Isonokami is a place name in Yamato, home to the Isonokami Shrine, where a divine sword is enshrined.
First line, "Isonokami," is a place name in Yamato and a pillow word modifying "Furu" in the second line.
Second line, "Furu ya otoko no," means "of the man of Furu," with "ya" an interjectory particle that sets the rhythm.
Third line, "tachi mogana," means "how I wish for a sword," with "mogana" a final particle of desire. The poem breaks after this third line. It shares the word "tachi" with the second line of the next poem, 583, "menuki no tachi o."
Fourth line, "kumi no o shidete," means "with braided cords hanging down," speaking of the cords that adorn the sword.
Final line, "miyaji kayowamu," means "I would go along the shrine road," with "mu" an auxiliary of intention.
- Source
- Shui Wakashu
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