The Kojiki: Appendix: Appendix I: Japanese Text of the Songs of the Kojiki, Transliterated into Roman

Ya-chi-hoko no	Kami no mikoto ha
Ya-shima-kuni	Tsuma magi-kanete
Toho-tohoshi	Koshi no kuni ni
Sakashi-me wo	Ari to kikoshite
Kuhashi-me wo	Ari to kikoshite
Sa-yobahi ni	Ari-tatashi
Yobahi, ni	Ari-kayohase
Tachi ga wo mo	Imada tokazute p. A2
Osuhi wo mo	Imada tokaneba
Wotome no	Nasu ya ita-to wo
Osoburahi	Wa ga tatasereba
Hikodzurahi	Wa ga tatasereba
[344] Awo-yama ni	Nuye ha naki
Sa-nu tsu tori	Kigishi ha toyomu
Niha tsu tori	Kake ha naku
Uretaku mo	Naku-naru tori ka
Kono tori mo	Uchi-yame-kosene
Ishitafu ya	Ama-hase-dzukahi
Koto no	Katari-goto mo
Ko wo ba

Ya-chi-hoko no	Kami no mikoto
Nuye-kusa no	Me ni shi areba
Wa ga kokoro	Ura-su no tori zo
Ima koso ha	Chi-dori ni arame
Nochi ha	Na-dori ni aramu wo
Inochi ha	Na shise-tamahi so
Ishi-tafu ya	Ama-hase-dzukahi
Koto no	Katori-gotomo
Ko wo ba

Awo-yama ni	Hi ga kakuraba
Nuba-tama no	Yo ha ide-namu
Asa-hi no	Wemi-sakaye-kite
Taku-dzumu no	Shiroki tadamuki
Awa-yuki no	Wakayaru mune wo
So-dataki	Tataki-managari
Ma-tama-de	Tama-de sahi-maki p. A3
Momo-naga ni	I ha nasamu wo
Aya ni	Na kohi-kikoshi
Ya-chi-hoko no	Kami no mikoto
Koto no	Katari-goto mo
Ko wo ba

Nuba-tama no	Kuroki mi keshi wo
Ma-tsubusa ni	Tori-yosohi [345]
Oki tsu tori	Muna miru toki
Ha-tatagi mo	Kore ha fusahazu
He tsu nami	So ni nugi-ute
So-ni-dori no	Awoki mi keshi wo
Ma-tsubusa ni	Tori-yosohi
Oki tsu tori	Muna miru toki
Ha-tatagi mo	Ko mo fusahazu
He tsu nami	So ni nugi-ute
Yama-gata ni	Magishi atane tsuki 2
Some-ki ga shiru ni	Shime-koromo wo
Ma-tsubusa ni	Tori-yosohi
Oki tsu tori	Muna miru toki
Ha-tatagi mo	Ko shi yoroshi
Itokoya no	Imo no mikoto
Mura-tori no	Wa ga mure-i-naba
Hike-tori no	Wa ga hike-i-naba
Nakazhi to ha	Na ha ifu to mo
Yamato no	Hito-moto susuki
Unakabushi	Na ga nakasamaku
Asa-ame no	Sa-giri ni tatamu zo 3 p. A4
Waka-kusa no	Tsuma no mikoto.
Koto no	Katari-goto mo
Ko wo ba

Ya-chi-hoko no	Kami no mikoto ya
A ga oho-kuni	Nushi koso ha
Wo ni i-maseba	Uchi-miru
Shima no saki-zaki
Kaki-miru	Iso no saki ochizu
Waka-kusa no	Tsuma motase-rame
A ha mo yo	Me ni shi areba
[346] Na wokite	Wo ha nashi
Na wokite	Tsuma ha nashi
Aya-kaki no	Fuhayaga shita ni
Mushi-busuma	Nikoya ga shita ni
Taku-busuma	Sayagu ga shita ni
Awa-yuki no	Wakayaru mune wo
Taku-dzunu no	Shiroki tadamuki
So-dataki	Tataki-managari
Ma-tama-de	Tama-de sashi-maki
Momo-naga ni	I wo shi nase
Toyo mi ki	Tate-matsurase

Ame naru ya	Oto-tanabata no
Unagaseru	Tama no mi sumaru
Mi sumaru ni	Ana-dama haya
Mi tani futa watarasu 4
Ajishiki	Taka-hiko-ne no
Kami zo ya

Uda no taka-ki ni 5	Shigi-wana haru 6
Wa ga matsu ya	Shigi ha sayarazu
Isukuhashi	Kujira sayaru [347]
Konami ga	Na kohasaba
Tachi-soba no	Mi no nakeku wo 7
Kokishi hiwene	Uhanari ga
Na kohasaba	Ich-saka-ki mi no
Ohokeku wo	Kokida hiwene
Ye ye	Shi ya ko shi ya
[Wo ha igonofu zo]	Aa shi yo ko shi ya

Osaka no	Oho-muro-ya ni
Hito saha ni	Ki-iri-wori
Hito saha ni	Iri-wori to mo
Mitsu-mitsushi	Kume no ko ga
Kubu-tsutsu-i	Ishi-tsutsu-i mochi
Uchite shi yamamu p. A6
Mitsu-mitsushi	Kume no ko-ra ga
Kubu-tsutsu-i	Ishi-tsutsu-i mochi
Ina utaba yorashi

Ko ha ya	Mima-ki-iri-biko ha ya
Mima-ki-iri-biko ha ya	Ono ga wo wo
Nusumi shi semu to	Shiri tsu to yo
I-yuki-tagahi	Mahe tsu to yo
I-yuki-tagahi	Ukagahaku
Shirani to	Mima-ki-iri-biko ha ya

Hisa-kata no	Ame no Kagu-yama
To-kama ni	Sa-wataru kuhi
Hiha-boso	Tawaya-gahina wo
Makamu to ha	Are ha suredo
Se-nemu to ha	Are ha omohedo
Na ga keseru	Osuhi no suso ni
Tsuki tatanamu yo

Taka-hikaru	Hi no mi ko
Yasumishishi	Wa ga oho-kimi
Aratama no	Toshi ga ki-fureba
Aratama no	Tsuki ha kihe-yuku
Ubena-ubena	Kimi machi-ga#a ni
Wa ga keseru	Osuhi no suso ni
Tsuki tatanamu yo

Kono mi ki ha	Wa ga mi ki narazu
[352] Kushi no kami	Toko-yo ni i-masu
Iha tatasu	Sukuna mi kami no
Kamu-hogi	Hogi-kuruhoshi
Toyo-hogi	Hogi-motohoshi
Matsuri-koshi	Mi ki zo
Asazu wose sa sa

Kono mi ki wo	Kami-kemu hito ha
Sono tsudzumi	Usu ni tatete
Utahi-tsutsu	Kami-kere ka mo
Mahi-tsutsu	Kami-kere ka mo
Kono miki no	Mi ki no aya ni 11
Uta-danushi [ki] sa sa

Kono kani ya	Idzuku no kani
Momo-dzutafu	Tsunuga no kani
Yoko-sarafu	Idzuku ni itaru
Ichiji-shima	Mi-shima ni to ki
Niho-dori no	Nadzuki iki-dzuki
Shina-dayufu	Sasa-nami-ji wo
Suku-suku to	Wa ga i-maseba ya
Kohata no michi ni	Ahashishi wotome
Ushiro-de ha	Wo-date ro ka mo
Ha-nami ha	Shihi (shi) nasu 12
Ichihiwi no	Wanisa no ni wo
Hatsu-ni ha	Hada akarakemi 353
Shiha-ni ha	Ni-guroki yuwe
Mi-tsu-guri no	Sono naka tsu ni wo p. A12
Kabu-tsuku	Ma-hi ni ha atezu
Mayo-gaki	Ko ni kaki-tare 13
Ahashishi womina
Ka mo ga to	Wa ga mishi ko-ra
Kaku mo ga to	A ga mishi ko ni
Utadakeni	Mukahi-woru ka mo
Iso-hi-woru ka mo

Iza ko-domo	Nu-biru tsumi ni
Hiru tsumi ni	Wa ga yuku michi no
Kaguhashi	Hana-tachibana wo
Ho tsu ye ha	Tori wi-garashi
Shi dzu ye ha	Hito tori-garashi
Mi-tsu-guri no	Naka tsu ye no
Hotsumori	Akara-wotome wo
Izasasaba	Yorashi na

Iza ko-domo	Nu-biru tsumi (?) ni
Hiru tsumi ni	Wa ga yuku michi no
Kaguhashi	Hana-tachibana wo
Ho tsu ye ha	Tori wi-garashi
Shi dzu ye ha	Hito tori-garashi
Mi-tsu-guri no	Naka tsu ye no
Hotsumori	Akara-wotome wo
Izasasaba	Yorashi na

Midzu tamaru	Yasami no ike no
Wi-guhi uchi	[Hishi] ga-[ra no] 14 p. A13
Sashi-keru shirani	Nunaha-kuri
Hahe-keku shirani	Wa ga kokoro shi
Iya woko ni shite	Ima zo kuyashiki

Chihaya-bito	Uji no watari ni
Watari-ze ni tateru	Adzusa-yumi ma-yumi
I-kiramu to	Kokoro ha mohedo
1-toramu to	Kokoro ha mohedo
Moto-he ha	Kimi wo omohi-de
Suhe-he ha	Imo wo omohi-de
Iranakeku	Soko ni omohi-de
Kanashikeku	Koko ni omohi-de
[355] I kirazu zo kuru	Adzusa-yumi ma-yumi 16

Tsuginefu ya	Yamashiro-gaha wo
Kaha-nobori	Wa ga noboreba
Kaha no he ni	Ohi-dateru
Sashibu wo	Sashibu no ki
Shi ga shita ni	Ohi-dateru
Ha-biro yutsu matsuba-ki 18
Shi ga hana no	Teri-i-mashi
Shi ga ha no	Hirori-i-masuha
Oho-kimi ro ka mo

Tsuginefu ya	Yamashiro-gaha wo
Miya-nobori	Wa ga noboreba
Awoniyoshi	Nara wo sugi
Wo-date	Yamato wo sugi
Wa ga migahoshi kuni ha
Kadzuraki Takamiya	Wagihe no atari 19

Taka-hikaru	Hi no mi ko
Ube shi koso	Tohi-tamahe
Ma koso ni	Tohi-tamahe
Are koso ha	Yo no naga-hito
Sora-mitsu	Yamato no kuni ni
Kari ko ’mu to	Imada kikazu

Karanu wo	Shiho hi yaki
Shi ga amari	Koto ni tsukuri
Kaki-hiku ya	Yura no to no
To-naka no	Ikuri ni
Fure-tatsu	Nadzu no ki no [593]
Saya-saya

Ashiki no	Yama-da wo tsukuri
Yama-dakami	Shita-bi wo washise
Shita-dohi ni	Wa ga tofu imo wo
Shita-naki ni	Wa ga naku tsuma wo
Kofu koso ha	Yasuku hada fure

Sasa-ba ni	Utsu ya arare no
Tashi-dashi ni	Wi-netemu nochi ha
Hito hakayu to mo p. A20
Uruhashi to	Sa-ne shi sa-neteba
Kari-komo no	Midareba midare
Sa-ne shi sa-neteba

Komoaiku no	Hatsuse no yama no
Oho-wo ni ha	Hata hari-date
Sa-wo-wo ni he	Hata hari-date
Oho-wo ni shi	Naga sadameru
Omohi-dzuma ahare
Tsuku-yumi no	Koyaru koyari mo
Adzusa-yumi	Tateri-tateri mo
Nochi motori-miru
Omohi-dzuma ahare

Komoriku no	Hatsuse no kaha no p. A22
Kami tsu se ni	I-kuhi wo uchi
Shimo tsu se ni	Ma-kuhi wo uchi
I-kuhi ni ha	Kagami wo kake
Ma-kuhi ni ha	Ma-tama wo kake
Ma-tama nasu	Aga mofu imo
Kagami nasu	Aga mofu tsuma
Ari to ihaba koso ni
Ihe ni mo yukame	Kuni wo mo shinubame 24

Kusa-kabe no	Kochi no yoma to
[362] Tatami-komo	Heguri no yama no
Kochi-gochi no	Yama no kahi ni
Tachi-zakayuru	Ha-biro kuma-kashi
Moto ni ha	I-kumi-dake ohi
Suwe-he ni ha	Tashimi-dake ohi
I-kumi-dake	I-kumi ha nezu
Tashimi-dake	Tashi ni ha wi-nezu
Nochi mo kumi-nemu	Sono omohi-dzuma
Ahare

Mi-yeshinu no	Womuro ga take ni
Shishi fusu to	Tare zo oho-make ni mawosu 25
Yasumishishi	Wa ga oho-kimi no
Shishi matsu to	Agura ni i-mashi
Shiro-tahe no	Sode ki-sonafu
Ta-komura ni	Amu kaki-tsuki
So no amu wo	Akidzu haya kuhi
Kaku no goto	Na ni ohamu to
Sora-mitsu	Yamato no kuni wo
Akidzu-shima tofu

Makimuke no	Hishiro no mi-ya ha
Asa-hi no	Hi-deru mi-ya
Yufu-hi no	Hi-gakeru mi-ya
Take no ne no	Nedaru-mi-ya
Ko no ne no	Ne-bafu mi-ya
Yahoniyoshi	I-kidzuki no mi-ya
Ma-ki-saku	Hi no mi kado
Nihi-nahe-ya ni	Ohi-dateru
Momo-daru	Tsuki ga ye ha
Ho tsu ye ha	Ame wo oheri
Naka tsu ye ha	Adzuma wo oheri
Shi dzu ye ha	Hina wo oheri
Ho tsu ye no	Ye no ura-ba ha
Naka tsu ye ni	Ochi-furabahe
Naka tsu ye no	Ye no ura-ba ha
Shimo tsu ye ni	Ochi-furabahe
Shi dzu ye no	Ye no ura-ba ha p. A25
Ari-ginu no	Mihe no ko ga
Sasagaseru	Midzu-tama-uki ni
Ukishi abura	Ochi-nadzusahi
Mina koworo-koworo ni 27
Ko shi mo	Aya ni kashikoshi
Taka-hikaru	Hi no mi ko
Koto no	Katari-goto mo
Ko wo ba

Yamato no	Kono takechi ni
Ko-dakaru	Ichi no tsukasa [365]
Nihi-nahe-ya ni	Ohi-dateru
Habiro yo-tsu ma-tsubaki 28
So ga ha no	Hirori-i-mashi
So no hana no	Teri-i-masu
Taka-hikaru	Hi no mi ko ni
To-yo mi ki	Tate-matsurase
Koto no	Katari-goto mo
Ko wo ba

Momoshiki no	Oho-miya-hito ha
Udzura-tori	Hire tori-kakete
Mana-bashira	Wo yuki-ahe
Niha-suzume	Uzu-sumari-wite
Kefu mo ka mo	Saka mi-dzuku-rashi
Taka-hikaru	Hi no miya-hito
Koto no	Katari-goto mo
Ko wo ba

Footnotes

A1:1 There are few various readings of the text of these poems. Where any occur, the translator has been guided by the decisions of Motowori and Moribe. Occasionally these two authorities differ as to the division of the words into lines, and Moribe in particular does not hesitate to propose such emendations as seem to him necessary. The translator has in almost all cases adhered to the traditional text, but gives in foot-notes such emendations as appear worthy of notice. Moribe's division of the lines being in almost every case preferable to Motowori's, it has however here been generally adopted.

A9:8 Motowori reads gomoreru as a line by itself, and similarly uruhashi as a line by itself.

A9:9 Moribe restores the reading of the first line of this poem to Naduzki-ta no, and both he and Motowori suggest conjectural concluding lines to supplement the evidently incomplete text. Moribe's are very elegant:

A10:10 Moribe reads Umi-ga ha isahofu as one line. It is difficult, on any method of division, to find rhythm in this Song.

A11:11 Motowori strangely makes Mi ki no Aya ni into two lines. The syllable ki in the last line of the Song is supplied by Moribe.

A11:12 Motowori divides these lines thus: Han ami ha shi Hishi nasu. He also proposes here to divide the poem in two.

A12:14 The defective text of this line is restored by the help of the parallel passage in the "Chronicles."

A20:21 Moribe, following the reading in the "Chronicles," omits the Postposition no after Karu; and Motowori reads hato no as a line by itself.

A21:22 To the word ashi Moribe would prefix the Honorific mi which he finds in an old MS. The metre would gain by this emendation of the line.

A22:24 Motowori divides Ari to ihaba koso ni into two lines after the Particle to, and Moribe omits the Particle ni after koso.

Yasumishishi	Wa ga oho-kimi no
Asobashishi	Shishi no
Yami-shishi no	Utaki kashikomi
Wa ga nike	Noborishi
Ari-wo no	Hari no hi no yeda.

A27:29 Moribe's proposal to emend yakemu to yaremu would be acceptable if it were supported by the authority of any texts.

A27:30 Motowori's edition and most other texts have shibi as the final word, But Moribe's emendation to ama is necessary to the sense, and has at least the authority of one MS. to support it.

Ya-kumo tatsu	Idzumo ya-he-gaki
Tsuma-gomi ni	Ya-he-gaki-tsukuru
Sono ya-he-gaki wo

Aka-dama ha	Wo sahe hikaredo
Shira-tama no	Kimi ga yosohi shi
Tafutoku ari-keri

Oki tsu tori	Kamo-doku shima ni
Waga wi-neshi	Imo ha wasurezhi
Yo no koto-goto ni

Mitsu mitsushi	Kume no ko-ra ga
Aha-fu ni ha	Ka-mira hito-moto
So ne ga moto	So ne me tsunagite
Uchite shi yamamu

Mitsu-mitsushi	Kume no ko-ra ga
Kaki-moto ni	Uweshi hazhikami
Kuchi hibiku	Ware ha wasurezhi
Uchite shi yamanu

APPENDIX I.

JAPANESE TEXT OF THE SONGS PRESERVED IN THE "KO-JI-KI," OR "RECORDS OF ANCIENT MATTERS," TRANSLITERATED INTO ROMAN. 1

Footnotes

Kamu-kaze no	Ise no umi no
[348] Ohishi	Hahi-motohorofu
Shitadami no	I-hahi-motohori
Uchite shi yamamu

Tata namete	Inasa no yama no
Ko no ma yo mo	I-yuki-mamorahi
Tatakaheba	Ware ba ya wenu.
Shima tsu tori	U-kahi ga tomo
Ima suke ni kone

Yamato no	Takasazhi-nu wo
Nana-yuku	Wotome-domo
Tare wo shi makamu

Ashi-hara no	Shigekoki wo-ya ni
Suga-tatami	Iyasaya shikite
Wa ga futari neshi

Unebi-yama	Hiru ha kumo to wi
Yufu sareba	Kaze fukamu to zo
Ko no ha sayageru

Yatsumesasu	Idzumo-takeru ga
Hakeru tachi	Tsudzura saha maki
Sa-mi nashi ni ahare

Sanesashi	Sogamu no wo-nu ni
Moyuru hi no	Ho-naka ni tachite
Tohishi kimi ha mo

Nihibari	Tsukuha wo sugite
Iku yo ka netsuru—
Ka-ga nabete	Yo ni ha kokono-yo
Hi ni ha towo-ka wo

Wohari ni	Tada ni mukaheru
Wotsu no saki naru	Hito-tsu matsu a se wo
Hito-tsu matsu	Hito ni ariseba
Tachi hake-mashi wo winu kise-mashi wo
Hito-tsu matsu a se wo

Yamato ha	Kuni no mahoroba
Tatanatsuku	Awo-kaki yama-gomoreru
Yamato shi uruhashi 8

Katsu-gatsu mo	Iya-saki-dateru
Ye wo shi makamu

A me tsu tsu	Chi dori mashi to to [?]
Nado sakeru to-me

Wotome ni	Taka ni ahamu to
Wa ga sakeru to-me

Hashikeyashi	Wagihe no kata yo
Kumo-wi tachi-ku mo

Inochi no	Mata-kemu hito ha
Tatami-komo	Heguri no yama no
Kuma-kashi ga ha wo	Uzu ni sase
Sono ko

Wotome no	Toko no be ni
Wa ga okishi	Tsurugi no tachi
Sono tachi ha ya

Nadzuki no	Ta no ina-gara ni
Ina-gara ni	Hahi-motorofu
Tokoro-dzura 9
. . . . .

Umi-ga yukeba	Koshi nadzumu
Oho-kahara no	Uwe-gusa
Umi-ga ha	Isayofu 10

Isa agi	Furu-kuma ga
Itate ohazuha	Niho-dori no
Afumi no umi ni	Kadzuki sena wa

Chiba no	Kadzu-nu wo mireba
Momo-chi-daru	Ya-niha mo miyu
Kuni no ho mo miyu

Michi no shiri	Kohada-wotome wo
Kami no goto	Kikoyeshikadomo [354]
Ahi-makuramaku

Michi no shiri	Kohada-wotome ha
Arasohazu	Ne-shiku wo shi zo mo.
Uruhashimi-omofu

Homuda no	Hi no mi ko
Oho-sazaki	Oho-sazaki
Hakaseru tachi	Moto-tsurugi
Suwe fuyu	Fuyu-ki no su
Kara ga shita-ki no	Saya-saya

Kashinofu ni	Yokusu wo tsukuri
Yokusu ni	Kamishi oho-mi-ki
Umara ni	Kikoshi-mochi-wose
Maro ga chi

Susukori ga	Kamishi mi ki ni
Ware wehi ni keri
Koto nagu shi	We-gushi ni
Ware wehi ni keri 15

Chihayaburu	Uji no watari no
Sawo-tori ni	Haya-kemu hito shi
(Wa ga moko ni komu.)

Oki-he ni ha	Wo-bune tsuraraku
Kuro-zaki 17 no	Masazu-ko wagimo
Kuni he kudarasu

Oshi-teru ya	Naniha no sakiyo
Ide-tachite	Wa ga kuni mireba p. A15
Aha-shima	Onogoro-shima
Ajimasa no	Shima mo miyu
Saketsu-shima miyu

Yama-gata ni	Makoru awo-na mo
Kibi-hito to	Tomo ni shi tsumeba
Tanushiku mo aru ka

Yamato-he ni	Nishi fukiagete
Kumo-banare	Soki-wori to mo
Ware wasureme ya

Yamato-he ni	Yuku ha ta ga tsuma
Komoridzu no	Shita yo hahe-tsutsu
Yuku ha ta ga tsuma

Yamashiro ni	I-shike Toriyama
Ishike i-shike	A ga hashi-dzuma ni
I-shiki-ahamu ka mo

Mimoro no	Sono Takaki naru
[357] Ohowiko ga hara	Ohowiko ga hara ni aru 20
Kimo-mukafu	Kokoro wo dani ka
Ahi-omohazu aramu

Tsuginefu	Yamashiro-me no
Ko-kuha mochi	Uchishi oho-ne
Ne-zhiro no	Shiro-tadamuki
Makazukeba koso	Shirazu to mo ihame