住吉の波にひたれる松よりも
神のしるしぞあらはれにける
神のしるしぞあらはれにける
- Roma-ji
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Sumiyoshi no nami ni hitareru matsu yori mo kami no shirushi zo arawarenikeru
- English Translation
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Even more than pines
standing steeped in the waves
at Sumiyoshi,
how clearly has the sign
of the god been made manifest
- Meaning
- More clearly than the pines that stand steeped in the waves at Sumiyoshi, the god's grace has made itself manifest.
- Commentary
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Book Nine Miscellaneous Poems I 329
Even more plainly than the pines standing steeped in the waves on the shore at Sumiyoshi, the poet says, the miraculous power of the Sumiyoshi god has become manifest. It seems a poem of joy and gratitude for a wish granted through the god's protection.
Poem 322 of this book also sings of Sumiyoshi.
The first line, "Sumiyoshi no," names a poetic place in Settsu Province, site of the Sumiyoshi Shrine.
The second line, "nami ni hitareru," uses the attributive of the continuative "ri" for pines steeped in the waves.
The third line, "matsu yori mo" (more than the pines), uses "yori" to set them as the measure.
The fourth line, "kami no shirushi zo," refers to the god's miraculous sign, singled out with "zo."
The final line, "arawarenikeru," closes "zo" with the perfective "nu" and attributive exclamatory "keri," a kakari-musubi: the sign has become manifest.
- Source
- Shika Wakashu
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