TENMON JITEN
Katakamuna Uta 43: Kamunagara
Scope: An English rendering of Katakamuna Uta 43, separated into transliteration, controlled literal gloss, and interpretive English.
Transliteration
Kamunagara — Mihaka Shina — Kata Kake Mekuru — Oho Kamu Tsumi — Yomotsu Chishiki no — Ifuya Saka — Kamu Mato Mari no — Tsuki Tate — Funato Michi Naka Chiha — Take Nami Hame — Sora Wake — Ifuya Saka
Literal Gloss
Measure and levels of the body are ordered. Form revolves with its lack and builds a great accumulation of Kamu. Knowledge of the deep earth and Yomi opens as a slope of word. Kamu rounds into a target and the lunar axis stands; blood-waves run through the passage of the vessel-gate. Articulated waves enter receptive water, and space is divided to reopen the word-slope.
Interpretive English
Uta 43 transforms the opened fire-water into measure, absence, deep-earth knowledge, lunar reflection, vessel passage, and a vertical way of word. Yomi and the named forms remain within the Japanese interpretive authority.
Evidence Boundary
This English edition preserves the Japanese source’s distinction between canonical text, structural observation, TENMON interpretation, comparison, and unverified hypothesis. Sound correspondences are not presented as proof of historical etymology.
Japanese Authority
Read the canonical Japanese entry for Uta 43.