Sakaki 榊
ちはやぶる神のしめさす榊葉のさかゆく御代にあふぞうれしき
chihayaburu kami no shimesasu sakakiba no sakayuku miyo ni au zo ureshiki | The mighty Gods’ own Leaves of the sacred tree An ever-flourishing reign Reveal – how pleasant! |
Daishin
Sakaki 榊
ちはやぶる神のしめさす榊葉のさかゆく御代にあふぞうれしき
chihayaburu kami no shimesasu sakakiba no sakayuku miyo ni au zo ureshiki | The mighty Gods’ own Leaves of the sacred tree An ever-flourishing reign Reveal – how pleasant! |
Daishin
Sakaki 榊
神代より色もかはらぬ榊ばはさかえときはににほふなりけり
kamiyo yori iro mo kawaranu sakakiba wa sakae tokiwa ni niou narikeri | Since the Age of Gods Unchanged are the hues of Leaves upon the sacred tree: Eternal glory Shining forth! |
Tadafusa
Sakaki 榊
榊葉をかみのみむろとあがむればゆふつけ烏のねぐらなりけり
sakakiba o kami no mimuro to agamureba yūtsukedori no negura narikeri | Leaves upon the sacred tree, as The gods’ dwelling place Are worshipped, so A cockerel’s Roost are they! |
Toshiyori
Sakaki 榊
しもおけど色もかはらぬさかきばは君がちとせのかざしなりけり
shimo okedo iro mo kawaranu sakakiba wa kimi ga chitose no kazashi narikeri | Frost falls, yet Unchanged are the hues of Leaves upon the sacred tree: For my Lord a thousand years of Decoration will they be! |
Nakazane