The Light from the East, Issue 6


	思いきや　昔語りの桃太郎は　千手観音の化現にませり
1	Unbeknownst, Momotaro, Talked about since old, Is a manifestation Of the Thousand-armed Regarder of Cries.	#1, S4-67B

	S4-58C 思いきや　昔語りの桃太郎は　千手観音の化現にませり In a set of poems titled “Fruit of the Peach” in World of Divine Light, Issue 3, #5, May 21, 1933; S4-187B 思いきや　昔語りの桃太郎は　千手観音の化現にませり In a set of poems titled “Fruit of the Peach (9)” in Gosanka Poems for the Kannon Society, #84, 1936, unpublished.

2	那岐奈美の　二尊は尉と姥とならせ　大天地を浄めますかも
	The two nobles, Inviting Male and Inviting Female, become The old man and The old woman To purify heaven and earth.	#2, S4-67C

	S4-59E 那岐奈美の　二尊は尉と姥とならせ　大天地を浄めますかも In a set of poems titled “Fruit of the Peach” in World of Divine Light, Issue 3, #12, May 21, 1933; S4-188C 那岐奈美の　二尊は尉と姥とならせ　高砂島を浄めますかも In a set of poems titled “Fruit of the Peach (9)” in Gosanka Poems for the Kannon Society, #90, 1936, unpublished.

		S4-188C translation The two nobles, Inviting Male and / Inviting Female, become / The old man and / The old woman / To purify Takasago Jima.

3	千早振　神の御国を建直す　力の主は桃太郎かも
	The lord of the power to Rebuild the divine Nation of ever- Swift God is The Peach Boy.	#3, S4-68A

	S4-60B 千早振　神の御国を建直す　力の主は桃太郎かも In a set of poems titled “Fruit of the Peach” in World of Divine Light, Issue 3, #14, May 21, 1933; S4-188D 千早振　神の御国を潔めます　勲の主は桃太郎かも In a set of poems titled “Fruit of the Peach (9)” in Gosanka Poems for the Kannon Society, #91, 1936, unpublished.

		S4-188D translation The lord of the power to / Purify the divine / Nation of ever- / Swift God is / The Peach Boy.

4	観音の　光に眼醒めぬれば　黄金と見しはあらがねの土
	Unless one awakes to The light of the Regarder of Cries, The earth of base metals Will appear as gold ore.	#4, S4-68B

	S4-62A 観音の　光に眼醒めぬれば　黄金と見しはあらがねの土 In a set of poems titled “Ruler of Light” in World of Divine Light, Issue 3, #6, May 21, 1935; S4-184B 観音の　光に眼醒めぬれば　黄金と見しは荒金の土 In a set of poems titled “Light of Salvation (8)” in Gosanka Poems for the Kannon Society, #70, 1936, unpublished; S4-342A 観音の　光に眼醒めぬれば　黄金と見しは荒金の土 In a set of poems titled “God’s Divine Light” in Gosanka Poems, #51, July 1, 1948.

5	観音の　妙智に依らで如何にして　百の逆事解らざらめや
	Without the mystic Wisdom of Kannon, How can the topsy-turvey Nature of this World be understood?	#5, S4-68C

	S4-62E 観音の　妙智に依らで如何にして　百の逆事解らざらめや In set of poems titled “Ruler of Light” in Crystal World, Issue 3, #10, May 21, 1935; S6-67D 正神の　鏡によらで如何にして　万の逆事映らざらめや In a set of poems titled “Divine Blessings” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, #138, page 31, May 28, 1951; S4-185A 観音の　妙智に依らで如何にして　百の逆事解らざらめや In section titled “Light of Salvation (8)” from Gosanka Poems for the Kannon Society, #74, 1936, unpublished manuscript; S4-342D 正神の　鏡によらで如何にして　万の逆事映らざらめや In section titled “God’s Divine Light” in Gosanka Poems, #54, July 1, 1948; previous translation, Book of Gosanka, #136, page 34; translation based on non-Meishu-sama text正神の　鏡によらで如何にして　万の逆事映らざらめや

		S4-342D & S6-67D translation Without the mirror / Of the true divine beings, / How topsy-turvey / Does appear everything / In this world!
		Book of Gosanka translation Without reliance / Upon the divine mirror / Of all-righteous God, / How can one see reflection / Of any wrong of Evil?



“Swallows,”

1	高く低く　ゆく燕の見えぬまでふと　夕暮の街角に侘てり
	Darting high and low Until the swallows Are no longer visible, The evening dusk lingers At the street’s corner.	#1, S4-69A