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V12. Notes of Narrations on varieties of holy services.　

656

Coming down to Holy Lady and Lady Land-Lord,

Get them prosperous, escort wives

Going down to Spirit Lady and Lady Land-Lord,

The sliding doors of silver and copper,

Driving to open

Coming down to the inside of the sanctuary and the hallowed wood,

Fanning and swinging,

657

Well-known Holy Lady,

Making the red hat shine

This is the hat for conquering islands indeed,

Sounding Spirit Lady,

The hallowed woods mound of Head-Town,

The hallowed woods mound of True-Stone,

658

Well-known Holy Lady,

Opening the inside of the capital castle

Just King Long-True

Like Sun-God

Shine in the sky

Sounding Spirit Lady,

Uncovering the inside of the beautiful castle

Inviting for three years,

Inviting for four years,

Coming down to shamans,

Going down to mediums,

Well-known Holy Lady,

Taking holy services with pleasures

659

In front of the Holy Lady,

Taking holy services with ten hundred shamans

Making the invited shamans resound

Before shamans,

In the fair sanctuary of the capital castle,

In the novel sanctuary of the great castle,　

In front of the Governor Lords,

Before King Long-True,

In this fine day,

In this shining day,

Adoring the sun in the sky,

660

Well-known Holy Lady,

Coming down to the world made by Heaveners

Spirit for world fortunes

Give to King Long-True

Sounding Spirit lady,

The world made by Paradisers

The true sword of the world,

Give to King Long-True

661

Well-known Holy Lady,

Coming down to the hallowed woods of Head-Town

The lords of countries

The great noble lords

Sounding Spirit Lady,

Going down to the hallowed woods of True-Stone

Accompanied by the shaman Push-Hang,

Led by the shaman World-Long,

Accompanied by the shaman New-Road,

Led by the fair shamans

662

May the Grand-Lady of Head-Town protect!,

May the sounding Land-Lord support!

To the loving, fatherly lord

Give the relations that rule over the world

Protect the hallowed woods of Head-Town,

Support the hallowed woods of True-Stone

Guard the well-known Governor Lord,

Defend the sounding Governor Lord

Making up the capital palace to protect,

Building up the main palace to support

　　

663

The sunny King staying in Head-Town,

The loving child taking holy services

Looking-worthy services

Fantastic dancing

The sunny King sitting in the castle,

Putting on the feather of eagle,

664

The rising shaman Full-Moon,

The experienced medium lady

The life of shaman

Give to King Long-True

The shaman Full-Moon,

The practiced medium lady

As the shaman of the heaven,

As the descendant of the Heaveners

Coming down to the hallowed woods of Head-Town,

Going down to the hallowed woods of True-Stone

Our protecting Governor Lord,

Our loving Governor Lord

Watch out over every time gods come down,

Look out over every time gods go down

The rising shaman Full-Moon,

Meeting with the Sun-God

665

To the well-known Spirit Lady,

Coming down to the hallowed woods of Head-Town

To King Long-True

Give the golden spirit

Sounding Lady Resonate,

The Sun-God,

The Moon-God treating

To the five shamans,

Coming down to possess　　　　　

To the seven shamans,

Going down to change

Protect just the shamans,

Support the very mediums

Surpassing the past,

Outshining the old times

668

The shaman Come-Lord of Sky-Long,

Protect and protect to thrive

The shaman Come-Full of Sky-Long,

669

Narrations of the chanter Sky-Long,

The excellent, fair hand-drum

Beating to rise and resound

Relations of the reciter Sky-Long,　　　　　　　　　　

670

The lord Dancer of Sky-Long,

Dancing, performing beautifully

The spiritual lord Dancer,

671

King Great-Ancestor, the war victor

Every month, taking holy services

Make the great lord thrive ten hundred times

The high-spirited King of war,

In the summer, putting in sacred sake,

In the winter, setting up fine sake

672

Like snow, the rice is beautiful,

Give world lucks and true fortunes

Like gold, the corn is beautiful,

The gate Success-World,

Under the east gate of the castle

673

For fair rice, dancing beautifully in the capital castle,

Take holy services shiningly with pleasures

For nice corn, dancing fantastically in the Head-Town castle,

674

The well-known shaman Plant-Guard,

The head Governor of the Governor Lords,

The sword Build-Purple

The ship Lady-Mission

The sounding shaman Plant-Guard,

677

The well-known shaman Lady Resonate

The high-spirited Lady Resonate

Beating the hand-drum beautifully

In the sacred place of the town North-Valley,

In the holy place of our fatherly lord

In front of the building Jewel-Come,

In front of the building Come-Stand

With a hundred hand-drums,

With eighty hand-drums

679

The well-known shaman Swing-Double,

As long as ten ends or eight ends

Over King Long-True

Coming down to watch

The sounding shaman Swing-Double,

In the hallowed woods mound of Head-Town,

In the hallowed woods mound of True-Stone,

680

The well-known shaman Swing-Double,

Resound indeed

The Governor Lord resounding to a hundred ends

The sounding shaman Swing-Double,

The well-known Governor Lord,

The sounding Governor Lord,

681

The well-known shaman Swing-Double,

Looking out of the house for holy services

Villages getting along well

The sounding grand Governor Lord

The sounding shaman Swing-Double,

In the hallowed woods mound of Head-Town,

In the hallowed woods mound of True-Stone,

682

The well-known shaman Swing-Double,

Stars glittering in the sky

Dancing for world peace beautifully in the capital castle

The sounding shaman Swing-Double,

In the hallowed woods mound of Head-Town,

In the hallowed woods mound of True-Stone,

683

The well-known shaman Swing-Double,

Putting on the three comma-shaped beads

The capital castle of the heaven might be like this

The sounding shaman Swing-Double,

684

The well-known shaman Swing-Double,

Swing the jeweled parasol

The red parasol

Getting along with Lady Swing-Double

The sounding shaman Swing-Double,

In the hallowed woods mound of Head-Town,

In the hallowed woods mound of True-Stone,

685

The well-known shaman Swing-Double,

The sounding shaman Swing-Double

The land-beating Swing-Double forever

The Governor must be the Governor Lord forever,

The country must be the Head-Town, the parental country

The Governor Lord choosing villages,

The villagers selecting the Governor Lord

686

Well-known Lady Swing-Double,

Coming down to take holy services

Taking rhythms

Making shamans go together

Sounding Lady Swing-Double,

Holding the jeweled hand-drum,

687

To the well-known Lady Swing-Double,

Swinging the sails in the middle sky

White waves assailing iron dust

To the sounding Lady Swing-Double,

Under the thatched house of shaman,

688

To the well-known Lady Swing-Double,

Jewel birds, gold birds flying beautifully

Fair horses running fantastically

To the well-known Lady Swing-Double,

689

Fair shamans in Head-Town,

Dancing for peace

Present to King Long-True

Fine shamans in the castle,

The fatherly lords looking at shamans,

690

Loving shamans standing by the golden gate,

Waiting for the invitation of the fatherly lord

Lovely shamans staying by the golden gate,

Standing by the golden gate leading a hundred men,

Staying by the golden gate ahead of seventy men,

691

To the well-known Lady Spirit,

The hallowed woods of Head-Town is graceful

The sacred place of the heaven is like this

To the well-known Lady Spirit,

The hallowed woods of True-Stone is glorious

692

The fine jewelry of Build-Purple,

The jewelry ruling over the country

A lot of treasures

Bringing to present

The fair jewelry of Build-Purple,

693

Narrations of the chanter Thread-Number,

Surpassing the past time

In the castle gathering world’s jewel

Relations of the reciter Thread-Number,

In 1545. In the year of the wood younger brother and the serpent of the sexagenary cycle. In the fortunate, sacred rites named Shaman Chafing Hands. On August 19, in the day of the ground elder brother and the cock, in the time of the tiger. Presented in front of Holy Lady.

694

To the well-known Holy Lady,

Coming down to seek for the fine end

Just the Governor Lord

Hold the spirit of shamans

To the sounding Spirit Lady,

Going down to hope for the good end

The worldly shamans putting in order,

The possessed mediums gathering together

As long as eight years,

Staying confined in the sanctuary of the heaven

So long as fortunate eight years,

Sitting confined in the sanctuary of the paradise

The words of the Governor Lord,

Waiting for Shamans Chafing Hands

The words of King,

Waiting for the glorious holy services

The great men putting in order,

The noble lords gathering together

Thinking of the shamans coming,

Considering of the mediums visiting

Tell the coming,

Say the words

Fire-God falling down,

Sounding to the sanctuary of the heaven

The words of the Governor Lord,

Going along with Holy Lady

In 1545. In the year of the wood younger brother and the serpent of the sexagenary cycle. In the fortunate, sacred services named Shamans Chafing Hands. On August 25, in the day of the wood younger brother and the rabbit, in the time of the horse. Prsented in front of Holy Lady.

695

To the well-known Holy Lady,

To the sounding Spirit Lady

Coming down to shamans to take holy services

Choosing the lucky day for the heaven,

Taking holy services for the country

Selecting the happy day for the paradise,

Holding sacred services for the world

The words of the Governor Lord,

The words of King

Holy Lord praying,

Shamans worshipping

Pray with looking at each other,

Chafe hands with seeing each other’s face

Fire-God coming down,

Resounding to the god Shining

Excellent, noble men,

Telling to the Governor Lord

Shamans celebrating,

Mediums felicitating

696

Dancing of the lord of Plane-Good,

Dancing of the lord of Head-Town

“Eke.” Relations gathering islands

Let’s dance in the sacred garden of Head-Town,

Let’s dance in the holy court of the castle

Governor Lords dancing with Governor Lords,

Servants dancing with servants

697

The shaman Set-Up of Plane-Good, “Push.”,

The shaman Set-Up of the hallowed woods, “Push.”

“Push quietly, shamans.”

The morning calm coming, “Push.”,

The evening calm coming, “Push.”

698

The shaman Push-Hang of Plane-Good,

The sacred rice-cake is novel

Taste the dropping sake

As the shaman Push-Hang,

As it is novel

From the head to the tail of the ship,

Getting along well with Push-Hang

699

The springing shaman Prepare,

The springing shaman Teller

Waiting for the invitation

To the wooden gate of Mount-In,

To the iron gate of Mount-In

Making up the rice-cake,

Setting up the holy sake

Receiving the invitation

Accepting the calling

700

The high official of Hall is well-known

Taking holy services beautifully in the fair sacred court

Resounding to the town This-Spread-Rope,

Taking shamans down to resonate,

Going down to the world to resound,

701

The shaman Voice-Endure of Isle Long-Rice,

The shaman Voice-Endure of a hundred villages

Taking fair holy services beautifully

The fair lord taking rhythms,

The lord of Compare-Good taking times

In the hallowed woods mound of Head-Town,

In the hallowed woods mound of True-Stone

702

Lady Good escorted by the wives,

Spirit Lady escorted by the wives

Rise and outshine, escort wives

In the sacred court of New-Hedge,

In the holy village of New-Hedge

With a hundred hand-drums,

With eighty hand-drums

703

The grand lord of Isle Long-Rice is good-looking,

“E.” The race is good-looking

Spirit Lady of Isle Long-Rice is good-looking,

“E.” The race is good-looking

The Governor Lord of Isle Long-Rice is good-looking,

“E.” The race is good-looking　　　

704

In New-Castle, “Eke.” to the villagers,

In New-Castle, “Eke.” to the village

In Use-Good, “Eke.” to the villagers,

In Use-Good, “Eke.” to the village

Shamans, hot “Eke.” things,

Mediums, hot “Eke.” things　

Shamans, invitation “Eke.” receiving,

Mediums, calling “Eke.” accepting

705

The shaman Set-Up of Hill-Wave-Root,

The shaman Head-Of-Lord “Eke.” Resound!,

The lord Name-Handle, the lord Compare-Roof-Root,

Putting on a feather and wearing a comb

706

To the well-known Lady Loving,

The country getting along well

To the sounding Lady Loving,

707

The shaman World-Come of Isle Long-Rice,

Coming down to the hallowed woods of Head-Town 　　　　

Spirits of shamans

Give to King Long-True

The high-spirited shaman World-Come,

Going down to the hallowed woods mound of True-Stone

708

The high-spirited shaman Plant-Guard,

The top of the fair

Give to the noble lord

The lady Plant-Guard,

When the shaman experiences the world,

When the medium practices the earth,

709

Parent-Cattail taking rhythms

The holy festival of Shamans Chafing hands

The fair tributes and fortunes gathering

To the ship Come-Beauty

In the hallowed woods mound of Head-Town,

712

Well-known Holy Lady,

For every lucky day

May just Governor Lords chafe hands!

Sounding Spirit Lady,

Abided by the Moon-God

As long as three years passing,

Waiting for the fair voices

As long as the lucky four years passing,

Waiting for the fine words

Choosing the happy day for the heaven,

Taking down the worldly mediums

Selecting the lucky day for the paradise,

Bringing down the possessed women

Headed by the shaman of Head-Town,

Led by the Lady Supple-Hat

Headed by the shaman of True-Wall,

Led by the Lady True-Teller

Headed by the shaman of Manner-Keep,

Led by the resounding Lady

Headed by the shaman Send-Lord,

Led by the parental shaman

Headed by the Governor Lord,

Leading with the noble lords

714

The town Favor-Offer has a hundred villages,

The town Safe-Rich-Ancestor has a hundred villages

Stay in the world for a hundred times

The morning calm coming,

The evening calm coming

715

The house Middle-Compare staying,

The shaman Hill-Manner

For now, coming down to dance

The house Strait-Compare staying,

716

The shaman Island-Spirit,

The shaman Bright-Endure

Taking rhythms for a hundred times

The fatherly lord beating to rise

With the house Middle-Compare,

With the head shaman of the house Middle-Strait

717

The well-known shaman Push-Hat,

Inform to the escort wives

The shaman Laugher 　　　　

Coming down to mediums　

The sounding shaman Push-Hat,

718

The loving, heavenly and true King,

The end surpassing, loving and true King

The shaman Push-Hat

Supporting the King

With the lord loved by the Governor Lord,

With the lord outshining the end

719

The spiritful shaman Land-Lord,

Coming down to the hallowed woods Upper-Village

Jumping up a hundred times

Stay long to rise

The soulful shaman Land-Lord,

In this fine day,

In this shining day,

The shaman Change-World leading,

The shaman Pleasure-World going ahead

721

Holy Lady protecting,

The fair, noble gate

Supporting a hundred villages

The high-spirited shrine

Spirit Lady guarding,

Resounding as far as the heaven,

Resonating so far as the paradise

As long as the great island stays,

Putting away the army

So long as the great country exists,

Getting away the forces

Sun-God supporting,

Moon-God protecting

722

To the well-known Holy Lady,

To the shamans in the capital castle　　　　　　

According hearts

Giving rhythms of the heaven

To the sounding Spirit Lady,

To the shamans of the capital palace

Invited by the Governor Lords,

Coming down to the hallowed woods of Head-Town

Called by the grand lords,

Going down to the hallowed woods of True-Stone

Putting up the fair parasol,

Setting up the red parasol

With a hundred hand-drums,

With eighty hand-drums

Pyro-God falling down,

Fire-God taking down

723

To the well-known Holy Lady,

The capital castle is outshining

Praying for the Head-Town

Giving to the Governor Lords

To the sounding Spirit Lady,

The capital palace in outstanding

Holy Lady chafing hands,

The next year coming

Shamans chafing hands

The descendent year coming

Adoring Sun-God,

Growing fair rice

Worshipping Moon-God,

Raising fine crop

Meeting with the Governor Lords,

Looking at each other’s face

724

Lady Grand of Head-Town,

Choosing shamans to take down

The holy necklace

Present to the Governor Lord

The sounding Lady Land-Lord,

Coming down to seek for good ends

Resounding as far as the heaven,

Selecting mediums to take down

Resonating so far as the paradise,

Going down to ask for true ends

With the well-known Holy Lady,

Exchanging beautiful voices

With the sounding Spirit Lady,

Crossing excellent voices

For our fatherly lord,

Coming down to guard

725

To the well-known shaman Put-Hat,

Taking pride in the Governor Lord

Every time the next year comes

Shamans chafing hands to be prosperous

To the sounding shaman Put-Hat,

Making a boast of the noble lord

Coming down in every lucky day

Waiting for the festival Shamans-Chafing-Hands

Going down in every happy day,

Waiting for the invitations for shamans

As long as three years pass,

So long as four years pass

726

To the well-known Holy Lady,

Opening up the inside of the capital castle

The fair spirit

Give to the Governor Lord

To the sounding Lady Land-Lord

Uncovering the inside of the capital palace

Coming down to the hallowed woods mound of Head-Town,

Going down to the hallowed woods mound True-Town,

Choosing the lucky day to come down,

Selecting the happy day to go down,

Just the Governor Lord,

Looking at each other’s eyes

727

To the well-known Holy Lady,

Coming down to pray for the capital

Just the Governor Lord

Stay in the world of gods

To the sounding Spirit Lady,

The capital

Fair, great men,

Tell to the Governor Lord

Loving, true men,

Say to the grand lord

The words of the Governor Lord,

Shamans invited

The voices of the grand lord,

Mediums called

Setting up the parasol Spirit-Come,

Putting up the parasol Much-Novel

Led by the worldly shamans,

Ahead by the possessed women

Pyro-God coming down,

Fire-God going down

728

Much more, run “Wewoi.”,

Possessedly,“Wei.”

“Yaura, yaura, yaurae, wewoi.”

“Yaura, yaura, yauraa, wewoi.”

“Yaura, yaura, yaura, wewoi

“Yaura, yaura, yaura.”

“Awei, wewoi.”

Much more, run “Wewoi.”,

Possessedly, “Wei.”

“Yaura, yaura, yaura, wewoi.”

“Yaura, yaura, wewoi.”

“Yaura, yaura, yaura.”

“Awei, wewoi.”

Much more, run “Wewoi.”,

“Yauraya, yaura, yaura, wewoi.”

“Yaura, yaura, yaura, wewoi.”

“Yaura, yaura, yaura.”

“Awei, wewoi.”

729

Mister Pleasure-Roof-Weapon, the grand man,

The outshining man, the grand groom

Runner-away, runner-away

Maybe a good groom indeed,

Perhaps a nice groom really

Giving jewelry,

Presenting fair clothes

Running away with the jewelry,

Going away with the clothes

The groom of baneful herbs,

The groom of floating weeds

730

Mister Builder of Pleasure-Stay-Place,

Mister Changer of Pleasure-Stay-Place

“Eke,hai.”

Dreaming last night,

In the midnight dream

Dreams leave nothing,

Dreams lose everything

Hugging the loving,

Embracing the loved

731

The bird snipe,

The bird longbill

“Weke, kuina.”

What are you looking for?,

How are you seeking for?

I’m looking for you,

I’m seeking for you

In 1549. In the year of the ground younger brother and the cock. In the time of the fortunate, sacred festival, Shamans-Chafing-Hands. On October 21. In the day of the fire younger brother and the serpent. Presented in front of Holy Lady.

732

To the well-known Holy Lady,

Taking down the spirit of the heaven

Watching over the Governor Lords

Shamans coming back from the heaven

To the sounding Spirit Lady,

Taking down the spirit of the paradise

The well-known Governor Lords,

Taking pride in the shamans

The sounding grand King,

Planning the holy festival

Taking sacred services in seven lucky days,

Looking at each other’s eyes

Holding divine services in seven happy days,

Seeing each other’s face

The shamans also taking pleasures,

The looking-worthy festival is fantastic

In 1549. In the year of the earth younger brother and the hen. In the time of fortunate, sacred festival called Shamans Chafing Hands. On October 13, in the day of the earth younger brother and the hen, in the time of the horse. Presented in front of Lady Loving.

733

To the well-known Lady Loving,

Coming down to change into shamans

Going down to the hallowed woods of Head-Town

Just the fatherly, loving lord

Make the Lady be prosperous

To the sounding Lady Loving,

Coming down to possess into mediums

Going down to the hallowed wood of True-Stone

For the fatherly, loving Governor Lords,

Coming down to watch over

For our cherishing Governor Lords,

Going down to be esteemed highly

Worshipping Sun-God,

Coming down to ask for the good end　　

Adoring Moon-God

Going down to seek for the true end

The fatherly, loving Governor Lords,

Staying in the Head-Town shrine

Getting along well with Holy Lady

In 1578. In the year of the earth elder brother and the tiger. In the time of the fortunate, sacred festival named Shamans Chafing Hands. On October 15, in the day of the water younger brother and the serpent. Presented in front of Holy Lady and the shaman Swing-Double.

735

To the well-known Holy Lady,

Choosing the lucky end to come down

Just the Governor Lord

Take pride in the Lady

To the sounding Spirit Lady,

Wishing for the true end to go down

Coming down to the worldly shamans,

Going down to the changed mediums,

Shamans rejoicing,　

Mediums enjoying,

Our guarding Governor Lords,

Under the sky

Binding the thread to rule over

736

To the well-known shaman Swing-Double,

Coming down with high spirit

The spirit ruling over the world

Give to the Governor Lords

To the sounding shaman Land-Guard,

Going down with high soul

Shamans taking holy services for harvests,

Staying confined in the sanctuary of the heaven

Mediums holding sacred services for peace,

Sitting confined in the sanctuary of the paradise

Shamans Chafing Hands is beautiful,

Coming down with high spirit　

The sacred festival is looking-worthy,

Going down with high soul

The Governor Lord, from now on,

May the spirit surpass!

In 1578. In the year of the earth elder brother and the tiger. In the time of the fortunate, sacred holy festival named Shamans Chafing Hands. On October 19, in the day of the fire younger brother and the tiger. Presented in front of the shaman Put-Hat and Head-Town Lady Grand.

737

To the well-known shaman Put-Hat,

Coming down to ask for the good end

In every lucky day

Guard the Governor Lords

To the sounding Lady Grand,

Going down to wish for the true end

Just the well-known Holy Lady,

Exchanging fair words

Just the sounding Spirit Lady,

Crossing nice voices

Just the Governor Lords,

For ten hundred ends

Making the Ladies be prosperous

738

To Lady Grand of Head-Town

Choosing shamans to come down

The life of the country

Giving to the Governor Lord

To the sounding Lady Land-Lord,

Coming down to take divine services for peace

Holding the lucky day for the heaven,

Coming down to the hallowed woods of Head-Town

Getting the happy day for the paradise,

Going down to the hallowed woods of True-Stone

From now on, the Governor Lords,

With varieties of colors

Rising and outshining

742

To the well-known Lady Swing-Double,

Taking down the spirit of the Lady

To the Governor Lord

Resounding to the heaven

Giving the spirit of the Lady

To the sounding Lady Land-Guard,

Coming down to wish for the true end

With the Governor Lord, descendant of the sun,

With the grand King surpassing the end

As long as the spirits of the heaven stay,

So long as the souls of the Ladies exist

Under the sky, getting along well,

May the hallowed woods of Head-Town be prosperous!