TENMON JITEN

Katakamuna Uta 28: Iki no Hitotsu Ne

Katakamuna Uta 28TENMON JITEN — English Edition CandidateAI linguistic QA reviewed; not human reviewed

Scope: An English rendering of Katakamuna Uta 28, separated into transliteration, controlled literal gloss, and interpretive English.

目次
  1. Transliteration
  2. Literal Gloss
  3. Interpretive English
  4. Evidence Boundary
  5. Japanese Authority

Transliteration

Iki no Hitotsu Ne — Ikukuhi no Tsuchi — Kakuna Tsuchi — Iwa Saku Ne Saku — Iwa Tsutsu Nuo

Literal Gloss

One root of living breath passes through the depth of the layered land. Living fire is set into the soil like a stake; hidden earth holds generative power as earth-blood. Rock and root are split so inner fire-water can pass, and a masculine fire-axis penetrates the rock-earth conduit.

Interpretive English

Uta 28 opens an underground path through compressed land: one breath-root, living soil, hidden earth-force, split rock and root, and a fire-axis through the stone conduit. Tsuruki-like cutting is interpreted structurally, not as a historical linguistic claim.

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 28.