Katakamuna Uta 80: Hito Ame no Utsushi Ne

Scope: An English rendering of Katakamuna Uta 80, separated into transliteration, controlled literal gloss, and interpretive English.

Transliteration

Hito Ame no Utsushi Ne — Kamunagara — Umi Ima Saki — Iya Miyo Yaho — Umi Ama Maka Umi Utsushi — Sore Yasu — Kamunagara — Mitoro Kaeshi — Aki Utsushi — Sube Wari — Ama Tama — Mitoro Kaeshi

Literal Gloss

Within the human stands the reflecting root of heavenly water. Under the latent order, the sea opens into present and future, and the deepening world spreads in eight directions. Sea, heaven, and great sea reflect one another and each field settles. Deep water and turbidity are returned; bright reflection arises, what is governed is rightly differentiated, the heavenly spirit stands, and deep water returns once more.

Interpretive English

Uta 80 closes the cycle by establishing heavenly reflection in the human, circulating sea, heaven, present, future, and the eight directions, returning turbidity, differentiating the gathered whole, and raising the heavenly spirit before returning again to deep water. It is an ongoing integrative cycle in the TENMON reading, not historical-etymological proof.

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 80.

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