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	いたつきの　漸く癒てあらたまの　年の始を迎ふうれしさ
1	The happiness of Greeting the shining New year as Finally are Healed diseases.	Page 1, #1, S4-325A.

	あらたまの　年を迎へて身も魂も　いと清きかりけり神とある身は
2	Welcoming in The fledgling new year, In body and in soul, How refreshing it feels My being placed in God’s hands.	Page 1, #2, S4-325B.S5-78C 新玉の　年を迎えて身も魂も　いと清しけれ神に在る身は In a set of poems dated January 1, 1948 and titled “New Year” in Collection of Akemaro’s Recent Compositions, November 30, 1949, page 60, #323

	ぬばたまの　闇地も尽きて光明の　道踏み初めし心地こそすれ
3	Calamities are All made by Your own hands; You are the One who suffers.	Page 1, #3, S4-325C.S5-79B 奴羽玉の　闇路もすみて光明の　道ふみ初むる心地こそすれ In a set of poems dated January 1, 1948 and titled “New Year” in Collection of Akemaro’s Recent Compositions, November 30, 1949, page 60, #326; previous translation, Sounds of the Dawn, Volume I, #61, pages 30 & 136.

		S5-79B translation The pitch darkness / Clearing, / We feel we have / Begun to walk upon the / Path of divine light.
		Sounds of the Dawn translation Now that the pitch-black— / The dark—paths have been covered, / I feel that at last / We are beginning to tread / The path full of God’s great Light.

	日月地　三位一体の御力を　具備して出でます弥勒大神
4	Endowed with The power of the trinity Of sun, moon, earth, Appears the Great Being Maitreya.	Page 1, #4, S4-326D.S4-396A 火水土　三位一体の御力を　具えて出でます五六七大神 In a set of poems titled “Descent of Maitreya” in Gosanka Poems, #290, July 1, 1948; S6-37A 火水土　三位一体の御力を　具へて出でます五六七大神 In a set of poems titled “The Heavenly Being Miroku” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, page 1, #1, May 28, 1951; S5-79C 日月地　三位一体の御力を　具へて出でます五六七大神 In a set of poems dated January 1, 1948 and titled “New Year” in Collection of Akemaro’s Recent Compositions, page 60, #327, November 30, 1949.

		S4-396A, S5-79C & S6-37A translation Endowed with / The power of the trinity / Of sun, moon, earth, / Appears the / Great Being Miroku.