The Names of the Buddhas
かひなくて月日はふれど年くれて仏の御名を聞くぞうれしき
kainakute
tsukihi wa furedo
toshi kurete
hotoke no mina o
kiku zo ureshiki | Pointlessly
The days and months go by, yet
At year’s twilight
The Buddhas’ names
I hear with joy! |
Daishin
The Names of the Buddhas
としのうちにつもれるつみもきえぬらんみよの仏の御なをとなへて
toshi no uchi ni
tsumoreru tsumi mo
kienuramu
miyo no hotoke no
mina o tonaete | Within the year
Our accumulated sins, too,
Seem to disappear
At the three worlds’ Buddhas’
Names recitation! |
Minamoto no Nakazane
源仲実
'Simply moving and elegant'