Song One (Hito Kudari-me 一下り目) is one of the Twelve Songs of the Mikagura-uta. It is said to have been composed by Oyasama in the first lunar month of 1867. There was a time when it was referred as "Chapter One" in English.
Content
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Song One
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Hito Kudari-me
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一下り目
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| First, |
At New Year, the Sazuke of fertilizer: |
hitotsu |
Shōgatsu koe no Sazuke wa |
一ツ |
正月こゑのさづけは
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How remarkable it is! |
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yare mezurashii |
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やれめづらしい
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| Second, |
Smilingly, being bestowed the Sazuke: |
nii-ni |
nikkori Sazuke morotara |
二ニ |
につこりさづけもろたら
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How promising it is! |
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yare tanomoshi ya |
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やれたのもしや
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| Third, |
Keep the mind of a three-year-old child! |
san-ni |
sanzai kokoro o sadame |
三ニ |
さんざいこゝろをさだめ
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| Fourth, |
Then, a rich harvest. |
yottsu |
yo no naka |
四ツ |
よのなか
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| Fifth, |
The providences shall come forth. |
itsutsu |
ri o fuku |
五ツ |
りをふく
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| Sixth, |
Unlimited abundance everywhere. |
mutsu |
mushō ni dekemawasu |
六ツ |
むしやうにでけまわす
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| Seventh, |
If you grow and reap whatever you wish, |
nanatsu |
nanikani tsukuri toru nara |
七ツ |
なにかにつくりとるなら
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| Eighth, |
Yamato will be blessed with a rich harvest. |
yattsu |
Yamato wa hōnen ya |
八ツ |
やまとハほうねんや
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| Ninth, |
Now come hither and follow Me! |
kokonotsu |
koko made tsuite koi |
九ツ |
こゝまでついてこい
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| Tenth, |
Then the full harvest will become fixed. |
tōdo |
torime ga sadamarita |
十ド |
とりめがさだまりた
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The Otefuri Guide
| 一ツ |
正月 |
こゑの |
さづけは |
やれめづらしい
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| HITOTSU |
Shōgatsu(u) |
koe no |
Sazuke wa |
Yare mezurashii.
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| 1st |
at New Year |
of fertilizer |
Sazuke |
how remarkable
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| 二ニ |
につこり |
さづけ |
もろたら |
やれたのもしや
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| NI(I)-NI |
Ni(i)kkori(i) |
Sazuke |
morotara |
Yare tanomoshi ya.
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| 2nd |
smilingly |
Sazuke |
when received |
how promising
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| 三ニ |
さんざい |
こゝろを |
さだめ
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| SAN-NI |
Sanzai |
kokoro o |
sadame.
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| 3rd |
three-year-old's |
mind |
keep
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| 四ツ |
よのなか
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| YO(O)TSU |
Yononaka(a).
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| 4th |
rich harvest
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| 五ツ |
りを |
ふく
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| ITSUTSU |
Ri o |
fuku(u).
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| 5th |
providences |
come forth
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| 六ツ |
むしやうに |
でけまわす
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| MU(U)TSU |
Musho(o) ni |
dekemawasu.
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| 6th |
unlimited |
abundance everywhere
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| 七ツ |
なにかに |
つくりとるなら
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| NANATSU |
Nanikani(i) |
tsukuri toru nara(a),
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| 7th |
whatever |
if grow and reap
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| 八ツ |
やまとハ |
ほうねんや
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| YA(A)TSU |
Yamato wa |
ho(o)nen ya.
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| 8th |
Yamato |
rich harvest
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| 九ツ |
こゝまで |
ついて |
こい
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| KOKONOTSU |
Koko made |
tsuite |
koi.
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| 9th |
to here |
follow |
come
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| 十ド |
とりめが |
さだまりた
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| TO(O)DO |
Torime ga |
sadamarita.
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| 10th |
full harvest |
becomes fixed
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Notes
The official English translation of Song One can be found in the following publications:
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