Gosanka
Poems,
Revised, “Way of Light”
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The path of light |
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S5-101D 奴羽玉の 闇の色濃き世なりとも 晴さでおかむ神の光に In a set of poems dated May 1949 and titled “Light of Salvation” in Collection of Akemaro’s Recent Compositions, #426, page 77, November 30, 1949; S4-420A 奴羽玉の 闇の色濃き世なりとも 晴らさでおかむ神の光に In an untitled set of poems in Chijôtengoku, #1, page 1, Issue 4, May 25, 1949.
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| S4-420A & S5-101D translation Through God’s light / Certainly will be cleared / Even the most / Thickly colored / Darkness of the world. |
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| 光明の いと美はしく輝ける 陰に蠢めく哀れ世の人 | ||||
| 258 | Beautifully and brilliantly Shines the divine light, Pitiful people of the world Struggling and squirming In the shadows. |
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S4-420B 光明の いと美はしく輝やけど 暗にうごめくあはれ世の人 In an untitled set of poems in Chijôtengoku,
#2, page 1, Issue 4, May 25, 1949; S5-102A 光明の いと美はしく輝やけど 暗にうごめく人には見えまじ
In a set of poems dated May 1949 and titled “Light of Salvation” in Collection of Akemaro’s Recent Compositions, #427, page 77, November 30, 1949.
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| S4-420B translation Beautifully and brilliantly / Shines the divine light, / Pitiful people of the world / Struggling and squirming / In the darkness. |
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| S5-102A translation Beautifully and brilliantly / Shines the divine light that / Cannot be seen by the pitiful / People of the world struggling and / Squirming in the darkness. |
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目に見えぬ 神の光のまざまざと 眼に映るなり魂磨きなば |
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| 259 | Invisible, the light of God vividly Becomes visible When the soul has Become polished. |
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大いなる 救ひの御手をのばせとも 見へぬ盲ぞ哀れなりけり |
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| 260 | Even though God’s Great hand of salvation Is offered, pitiful Indeed are the blind Who will not see. |
#4, page 59, S6-94C-D [SS593L] | ||
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S4-420C-D [SS379M] 大いなる 救の御手をのばすとも 見えぬ盲ぞ哀れなりけり In an untitled section of poems in Chijôtengoku,
Issue 4, May 25, 1949, page 1; S5-102C-D [SS419C]
大いなる 救の御手を伸すとも すがるよしなき盲の多き In a section of poems titled “Light of
Salvation” and dated May 1949 in Collection of Akemaro’s Recent Compositions, #429, page 77, November 30, 1949.
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| S5-102C- translation Even though God’s / Great hand of salvation / Is offered, the many / Blind still make no / Effort to seek divine help. | ||||
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汝が耳は 木耳なるや光明の 道を説けども聞かむとはせず |
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| 261 | Ears of wood have The person that will Not hear explanations About the path of Divine light. |
#5, page 59, S6-94D | ||
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S4-421A 汝が耳は 木耳なりや大いなる 道を説けどもふさがんとする In an untitled set of poems in Chijôtengoku, #7, page 1, Issue 4, May 25, 1949.
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| S4-421A translation Ears of wood have / The person that are closed / To explanations / About the great / Path to paradise. | ||||
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光なり 嗚呼光なり鳥羽玉の 闇うち晴らすものにありせば |
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| 262 | When the pitch-black Darkness is decidedly Cleared away, The light! Ah, the light! |
#6, page 59, S6-94E | ||
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S4-420D 光なり 嗚呼光なり奴羽玉の 暗うち晴らすものにありせば In an untitled set of poems in Chijôtengoku, #5, page 1, Issue 4, May 25, 1949.
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醜人の 滅ぶる時とはなりにける 神の御光弥よ輝き |
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| 263 | God’s light grows Gradually and thus The time is here For sanctimonious Souls to perish. |
#7, page 59, S6-95A |
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S5-114C 醜人の 滅ぶる時とはなりにける 神の光のいよよ輝きIn a set of poems dated September 20, 1949 and titled “Good and Evil” in Collection of Akemaro’s Recent Compositions, November 30, 1949, page 86, #486; S4-430A 醜人の 滅ぶる時とはなりにける 神の光のいよよ輝き In an untitled set of poems in Chijôtengoku, Issue 9, page 1, October 25, 1949.
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| Alternate translation God’s light / Increases gradually / And thus the time / Is here for the / Sanctimonious to perish. |
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| Alternate translation Gradually and / Thus the time is / Here for the / Sanctimonious to perish. | ||||
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滅びゆく 偽り人の儚さよ 光の道に背けばなりける |
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| 264 | How ephemeral and momentary The individual who tell falsehoods and Dissemble; to perish is their fate When they turn their backs On the path of light. |
#8, page 59, S6-95B |
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