Misoji amari futatsu no sugata sonaetaru mukashi no hito no fumeru ato zo kore - Shui Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

三十あまり二つの姿備へたる
昔の人の踏める跡ぞこれ

Roma-ji: Misoji amari futatsu no sugata sonaetaru mukashi no hito no fumeru ato zo kore
English Translation: Thirty and two more,
the sacred marks in his form
he had in full,
the one of long ago, and here
is where his feet have trod.
Meaning: Here are the footprints of the one of long ago who bore in his body all the thirty-two sacred marks.
Commentary: Book Twenty Lament Poems 1345

Headnote: "Written by Empress Kōmyō on the Buddha's footprints at Yamashina-dera"
The poet says that here are the footprints of the one of long ago who bore the thirty-two marks. The headnote shows that Empress Kōmyō wrote it on the Buddha's footprints at Yamashina-dera. Bringing up the thirty-two excellent marks said to adorn the Buddha's body, she sings, before the footprints carved in stone, of deep emotion and reverence that the Buddha truly walked this world. Yamashina-dera is an old name for Kōfukuji.
The author, Empress Kōmyō, was a daughter of Fujiwara no Fuhito and became empress to Emperor Shōmu. A devout Buddhist, she founded the Seyakuin and Hidenin to aid the sick and the poor.

First line, "misoji amari," means "thirty and more," a hypermetric line of six syllables.
Second line, "futatsu no sugata," together with the first line means "thirty-two forms," the thirty-two marks said to adorn the Buddha's body.
Third line, "sonaetaru," means "that he bore in his body."
Fourth line, "mukashi no hito no," means "of the one of long ago," the Buddha.
Final line, "fumeru ato zo kore," means "here are the prints he trod," a hypermetric line of eight syllables, with "zo" emphatic, pointing to the footprints before her.
Author: Empress Kōmyō
Source: Shui Wakashu
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