Song Three (三下り目 Mi Kudari-me) 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 Three" in English.
Content
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Song Three
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Mi Kudari-me
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三下り目
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| First, |
At Shoyashiki in the homeland of the Sun, |
hitotsu |
hi no moto Shoyashiki no |
一ツ |
ひのもとしよやしきの
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This place for the Service is the origin of the world. |
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Tsutome no Basho wa yo no moto ya |
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つとめのばしよハよのもとや
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| Second, |
This marvelous place for the Service, |
futatsu |
fushigi na Tsutome Basho wa |
二ツ |
ふしぎなつとめばしよハ
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Though I ask no one to build, |
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tare ni tanomi wa kakene domo |
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たれにたのみはかけねども
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| Third, |
All gathering together from the world, |
mittsu |
mina sekai ga yoriōte |
三ツ |
みなせかいがよりあうて
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The construction has been accomplished. |
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deketachi kitaru ga kore fushigi |
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でけたちきたるがこれふしぎ
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How miraculous it is! |
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| Fourth, |
With much effort, you have followed Me thus far; |
yottsu |
yōyō koko made tsuite kita |
四ツ |
よう／＼こゝまでついてきた
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True salvation will begin from now. |
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jitsu no tasuke wa kore kara ya |
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じつのたすけハこれからや
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| Fifth, |
Always ridiculed and slandered, |
itsutsu |
itsumo waraware soshirarete |
五ツ |
いつもわらはれそしられて
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Still I will realize remarkable salvation. |
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mezurashi tasuke o suru hodo ni |
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めづらしたすけをするほどに
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| Sixth, |
Never make an unreasonable prayer |
muttsu |
muri na negai wa shite kurena |
六ツ |
むりなねがひはしてくれな
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Come to Me with a single mind!! |
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hitosuji gokoro ni narite koi |
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ひとすぢごゝろになりてこい
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| Seventh, |
Whatever may happen, from now on, |
nanatsu |
nandemo kore kara hitosuji ni |
七ツ |
なんでもこれからひとすぢに
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I will go single-heartedly leaning on God. |
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Kami ni motarete yuki masuru |
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かみにもたれてゆきまする
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| Eighth, |
There is nothing so trying as illness; |
yattsu |
yamu hodo tsurai mono wa nai |
八ツ |
やむほどつらいことハない
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So from now on, I, too, will devote myself to hinokishin. |
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washi mo kore kara hinokishin |
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わしもこれからひのきしん
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| Ninth, |
Though I have believed thus far, |
kokonotsu |
koko made shinjin shita keredo |
九ツ |
こゝまでしん／゛＼したけれど
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I did not know that You are the original God. |
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Moto no Kami towa shirananda |
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もとのかみとハしらなんだ
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| Finally, |
This time, You have revealed Yourself. |
tōdo |
kono tabi arawareta |
十ド |
このたびあらはれた
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No doubt You are the true God. |
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Jitsu no Kami niwa sōinai |
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じつのかみにはさうゐない
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The Otefuri Guide
| 一ツ |
ひのもと |
しよやしきの |
つとめの |
ばしよハ |
よのもとや
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| HITOTSU |
Hinomoto |
Shoyashiki no |
Tsutome no |
basho(o) wa |
yonomoto ya.
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| 1st |
homeland of the Sun |
at Shoyashiki |
for the Service |
place |
the origin of the world
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| 二ツ |
ふしぎな |
つとめ |
ばしよハ |
たれに |
たのみは |
かけねども
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| FUTATSU |
Fushigi na(a) |
Tsutome |
basho(o) wa(a) |
Tare ni |
tanomi wa |
kakene domo.
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| 2nd |
marvelous |
Service |
place |
of anyone |
request |
though (I) do not make
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| 三ツ |
みな |
せかいが |
よりあうて |
でけたちきたるが |
これふしぎ
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| MITTSU |
Mina |
sekai ga |
yoriōte |
Deketachi kitaru ga |
kore fushigi.
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| 3rd |
all |
the world |
gathering together |
the construction has come to be accomplished |
this is marvelous
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| 四ツ |
よう／＼ |
こゝまで |
ついてきた |
じつの |
たすけハ |
これからや
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| YOTTSU |
Yōyō(o) |
koko made |
tsuite kita |
Jitsu no |
tasuke wa |
korekara ya.
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| 4th |
with much effort |
thus far |
have followed |
true |
salvation |
from now
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| 五ツ |
いつも |
わらはれ |
そしられて |
めづらしたすけを |
するほどに
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| ITSUTSU |
Itsumo |
waraware |
soshirarete |
Mezurashi tasuke o |
suru hodoni.
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| 5th |
always |
ridiculed |
slandered |
remarkable salvation |
(I) realize
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| 六ツ |
むりな |
ねがひは |
してくれな |
ひとすぢ |
ごゝろに |
なりてこい
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| MUTTSU |
Murina |
negai wa |
shite kurena |
Hitosuji |
gokoro ni |
narite koi.
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| 6th |
unreasonable |
prayer |
do not make |
single |
mind |
come with
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| 七ツ |
なんでも |
これから |
ひとすぢに |
かみに |
もたれて |
ゆきまする
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| NANATSU |
Nandemo |
korekara |
hitosuji ni |
Kami ni |
motarete |
yuki masuru.
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| 7th |
whatever may happen |
from now |
single-heartedly |
on God |
leaning |
will go
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| 八ツ |
やむほど |
つらい |
ことハない |
わしも |
これから |
ひのきしん
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| YATTSU |
Yamu hodo |
tsura(a)i |
koto wa nai |
Washi mo |
korekara |
hinokishin.
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| 8th |
than illness |
more trying |
there is nothing |
I also |
from now |
hinokishin
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| 九ツ |
こゝまで |
しん／゛＼ |
したけれど |
もとの |
かみとハ |
しらなんだ
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| KOKONOTSU |
Koko made |
shinjin |
shita keredo |
Moto no |
Kami to wa |
shirananda.
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| 9th |
thus far |
faith |
though having embraced |
original |
God |
did not know
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| 十ド |
このたび |
あらはれた |
じつの |
かみには |
さうゐない
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| TO(O)DO |
Kono tabi |
arawareta |
Jitsu no |
Kami ni wa |
sōinai.
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| Finally |
this time |
has been revealed |
true |
God |
without doubt
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Notes
The official English translation of Song Three can be found in the following publications:
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