Yūdasuki kakuru tamoto wa wazurawashi yutake ni tokete aramu to o shire - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

木綿襷かくる袂はわづらはし
ゆたけに解けてあらむとを知れ

Roma-ji: Yūdasuki kakuru tamoto wa wazurawashi yutake ni tokete aramu to o shire
English Translation: Sleeves on which you bind
the white cord of sacred service
are a tiresome thing;
know that loosened, at your ease,
you will dwell in comfort soon.
Meaning: The sleeves bound up with the sacred mulberry cord are a burden; know that soon you will be untied from them and live at your ease.
Commentary: Book Ten Kagura Songs 588

Headnote: "When Takatō, Commander of the Left Military Guards, had made a seven-day pilgrimage to Kamo, on the last night he dreamt that an old woman in a ritual robe came bearing a letter, saying it was from the shrine; when he opened it, this was written there, and afterward he became Vice-Governor-General of Dazaifu"
The poem declares that sleeves bound with the sacred cord are a burden, and that from now on the poet will live at ease. The headnote shows that on the final night of a seven-day pilgrimage to the Kamo Shrine, Fujiwara no Takatō, Commander of the Left Military Guards, dreamt that an old woman in a ritual robe brought a letter said to be from the shrine, and on opening it he found this poem; afterward he became Vice-Governor-General of Dazaifu. It is handed down as a poem in which the god of Kamo foretold in a dream that he would be freed from the constraints of service and gain a post where he could live in ease.
No author is given, and from the headnote the poem is regarded as an oracle of the god of Kamo. Fujiwara no Takatō was a son of Fujiwara no Tadatoshi and an elder brother of Fujiwara no Sanesuke. After serving as Commander of the Left Military Guards and other posts, he became Vice-Governor-General of Dazaifu.
The third line of 593 also sings of "yūdasuki," the sacred cord, sharing it as a word that marks one serving the gods.

First line, "yūdasuki," means a cord of mulberry cloth used to tie back the sleeves, worn by those serving in sacred rites. It is the same word as the third line of 593, "yūdasuki."
Second line, "kakuru tamoto wa," means "the sleeves on which it is bound," with "kakuru" the attributive form of "kaku."
Third line, "wazurawashi," means "is a burden," and the poem breaks after this third line.
Fourth line, "yutake ni tokete," means "loosened and at ease," answering "kakuru," binding, in the second line with "tokete," untying.
Final line, "aramu to o shire," means "know that you will live so," with "mu" conjectural and "o" emphatic. Ending in the imperative, it carries the tone of a divine oracle.
Source: Shui Wakashu
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