Scope: An English rendering of Katakamuna Uta 78, separated into transliteration, controlled literal gloss, and interpretive English.
Japanese Source Text
ヤマト ヒネ フトヤ フミトメ トロミ ハユ フナトメ フナミ カエシ コト
カム ナカラ アメノ フナ フミ オホ ナミ ヒメ アメノ ウツメ ヒメ
ハニ ヤキ ウツメ カム ナカラ オキツ フトマ ハシ フトヤ ユマリ ネキ
Source Authority and Review Boundary
The source authority for this translation is the published Japanese entry for Katakamuna Uta 78. Its canonical text, structural analysis, and evidence labels govern any discrepancy. This English rendering preserves the transliteration, literal gloss, and interpretive layer separately; it does not expand the Japanese authority’s claims.
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Transliteration
Yamato Hi Ne — Futoya Fumi Tome — Toromi Hayu — Funa Tome — Funami Kaeshi Koto — Kamunagara — Ame no Funa Fumi — Oho Nami Hime — Ame no Uzume Hime — Hani Yaki Utsume — Kamunagara — Okitsu Futoma — Hashi Futoya — Yumari Neki
Literal Gloss
The great heavenly rounding descends to Yamato’s fire-root and is fixed as footing. Turbid liquid becomes generative material; the vessel is held, observed, and turned into a word-event of return. The heavenly vessel advances; great-wave and heavenly-reflection receptive waters operate. Clay is fired to fix the reflection, opening deep true center and great bridge-house, while rounded fire-water joins root-energy.
Interpretive English
Uta 78 transforms the heavenly rounding through footing, turbidity, vessel, wave, reflection, fired clay, deep center, and bridge into rooted fire-water. Tsuruki marks decisive formation; no etymological proof is claimed.
Evidence Boundary
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