TENMON JITEN
Katakamuna Uta 33: Kamunagara
Scope: An English rendering of Katakamuna Uta 33, separated into transliteration, controlled literal gloss, and interpretive English.
Transliteration
Kamunagara — Ehime — Sanuki Chi — Awa Tosa Chi — Ame no Oshi Koro — Oki Mitsuko — Tsukushi Toyo Wake — Hi no Kuni — Kumaso Iyashiro Chi wa — Ikitsu Saki yori — Iyashiro Koto Satori
Literal Gloss
In accordance with the latent order, varied lands open: receptive-water land, penetrating land, and lands of foam and blessing. Heavenly water is pressed into condensation; three deep water-cores stand. Tsukushi is richly divided, the land of fire opens, and even the deep corner becomes clear sacred ground. From the leading edge of living breath, the word-event of Iyashiro is understood.
Interpretive English
Uta 33 expands sacred ground across differentiated land-forms and culminates in recognizing the Iyashiro word-event from the living edge of breath. Place names and sound structures remain within the Japanese authority and are not treated as external etymological evidence.
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 33.