TRANSLITERATION OF THE COMPOSER'S JAPANESE LIBRETTO INTO ROMAN LETTERS WITH A LITERAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION BENEATH

HAGOROMO

Text

by
Zeami

1b.

[Narration]

Kaza-haya no . . . . .
Of the swift wind . . . .

Mio no urawa wo, kogu fune no,
Mio's bay along, the rowing boats

Urabito sawagu namiji kana !
Shore-people noisy wave-path it-is-indeed !

Banri no Kôzan ni,
Ten thousand miles of high-mountains upon,

Kumo tachimachi-ni okori,
Clouds suddenly rising,

Ichirô no meigetsu ni,
Tower-high bright-moon by,

Ame hajimete hareri.
(The) rain at-last has-cleared.

Geni nodoka-naru toki shi-mo ya !
Truly (a) calm-and-bright time it-is.

Haru no keshiki matsubara no . . . . .
The spring's scene in-the-pine-grove . . . . .

Nami tachi-tsuzuku asa-gasumi . . . . .
Waves rising-to-touch the-morning-haze . . . . .

Tsuki mo nokori no ama-no-hara.
The-moon still remaining in heaven's plain.

Oyobi-naki mi no nagame nimo.
Humble self's observation even-to,

Kokoro sora-naru keshiki kana.
Heart-bewitching sight it-is indeed.

Wasureme ya!
Unforgettable !

Haruka-ni Mio-no-matsubara ni,
Far-away to Mio's pine-grove,

Tachitsure, izaya kayowan.
Together, now let-us-go.

Kaze mukô, . . . . .
In the wind . . . . .

Kumo no uki-nami tatsu to mite,
The-clouds' floating-waves rising, so seeing,

Tsuri sede hito ya kaeru-ran.
Without-fishing people may-come-home.

Mate shibashi ! Haru naraba . . . . . .
Wait a little! Spring if-it-is . . . . .

Fuku mo nodokeki asa-kaze ni,
Even-if-blowing (a) peaceful morning-breeze,

Matsu wa tokiwa no koe zo kashi.
The-pine's unchanging voice truly-it-is.

Nami wa oto-naki asa-nagi ni,
(When) waves are noiseless in-the-morning-gale,

Tsuri-bito ôki obune kana.
Fisherman-crowded small-boats we-see.

2.

[Song] (fisherman)

Kore wa Mio-no-matsubara ni,
As-for-me Mio's-pine-grove in,

Hakuryô to môsu gyofu nite sôrô,
Hakuryô so named fisherman I-am.

Ware, Mio-no-matsubara ni agari,
I, into-Mio's-pine-grove landing

Ura no keshiki wo nagamuru tokoro ni
The-shores scene while-I-view,

Kokû ni hana furi, ongaku kikoe,
Sky from flowers falling, music being-heard,

Reikô yomo ni kunzu,
Divine-perfumes in all-directions are wafted.

3.

[Narration] (fisherman)

Kokû ni hana furi, ongaku kikoe,
Sky from flowers falling, music being-heard,

Reikô yomo ni kunzu.
Divine-perfumes in-all-directions are wafted.

Kore-tada-goto to omowanu tokoro ni,
This (an) ordinary-event while-I-did-not-think,

Kore naru matsu ni,
This pine on,

Utsukushiki koromo kakareri.
A beautiful robe is-hanging.

[Song] (fisherman)

Kore tada-goto to omowanu tokoro ni,
This (an) ordinary-event while-I-did-not-think,

Kore naru matsu ni,
This pine on,

Utsukushiki koromo kakareri.
A beautiful robe is-hanging.

Tachiyori mireba,
Drawing near and having-seen,

Iroka tae-nishite . . . . .
Colour and scent being-charming . . . . .

Tsune no koromo ni arazu.
An-ordinary robe it-is-not.

Ikasama, torite kaeri
Indeed, taking it, and returning,

Furuki hito nimo mise,
To-elders also showing-it,

Iyé no takara to nasabaya to zonji-sôrô.
Into-family-treasure I-shall-make, thus I intend.

[Narration]

Banri no Kôzan ni,
Ten thousand miles of high-mountains upon,

Kumo tachimachi-ni okori,
Clouds suddenly rising,

Ichirô no meigetsu ni,
Tower-high bright-mood by,

Ame hajimete hareri.
(The) rain at-last has-cleared.

Geni nodoka-naru toki shi-mo ya !
Truly (a) calm-and-bright time it-is.

Haru no keshiki matsubara no . . . . .
The spring's scene in-the-pine-grove . . . . .

Nami tachi-tsuzuku asa-gasumi . . . . .
Waves rising-to-touch the-morning-haze . . . . .

Tsuki mo nokori no ama-no-hara.
The-moon still remaining in heaven's plain.

Ovobi-naki mi no nagame nimo,
Humble self's observation even-to,

Kokoro sora-naru keshiki kana.
Heart-bewitching sight it-is indeed.

Wasureme ya !
Unforgettable !

Haruka-ni Mio-no-matsubara ni,
Far-away to Mio's pine-grove,

Tachitsure, izaya kayowan.
Together, now let-us-go.

[Song] (fisherman)

Iyé no takara to nasabaya, to zonji-sôrô.
Into-family-treasure I-shall-make, thus I intend.

4.

[Narration] (Angel)

Nônô, sono koromo wa konata-no nite sôrô.
Hold ! that robe mine is !

Nani-shi-ni mesare-sôrô zo ?
Why are-you-taking-it-away ?

[Song] (fisherman)

Kore wa hiroi-taru koromo nite sôrô hodo-ni,
This, a picked-up robe as-it-is,

Torite kaeri-sôrô yo.
I-am-taking-it-home.

(Angel)

Sore wa ten-nin-no-hagoromo tote,
That a heavenly robe-of-feathers being-called,

[Narration] (Angel)

Tayasuku ningen ni atôbeki mono ni arazu,
Lightly to-men a-thing-to-be-given is-not.

Moto no gotoku-ni okitamae !
As-it-was put-it-back !

(fisherman)

Somo, kono koromo no onnushi towa,
Well then, this robe's owner,

Sate wa tennin nite mashimasu ka-ya ?
Indeed (an) immortal are-you?

Samo araba,
If so,

[Song] (fisherman)

masse no kidokuni todome-oki,
as-modern-miracle preserving,

Kuni no takara to nasubeki nari.
National treasure into it-should-be-made.

Koromo wo kaesu-koto arumaji.
(The) robe I-shall-not-return-it.

(Angel)

Kanashiya na ! Hagoromo nakute wa,
Oh how sad ! Without the feathered-robe,

Higyô no michi mo tae,
Flying's way too being closed,

Tenjô ni haeran-koto mo kanô-maji.
To-heaven (a) returning also is-impossible.

[Narration] (Angel)

Ama-no-hara furisake-mireba,
Heaven's plain, gazing-at-from-afar,

Kasumi tatsu,
Mist is-rising.

Kumoji madoite,
The-cloud-paths being confused,

Yukue shirazu mo.
Destination I-know-not even.

Sumi-nareshi sora ni itsu-shika,
To-her-dear-sky while-she-looks,

Yuku kumo no, urayamashiki keshiki kana.
The passing clouds, envy-awakening, sight it-is-alas.

Yuku-ka kaeru-ka, haru-kaze no,
Is-it-going, is-it-coming, (even) the spring-breezes,

Sora ni fuku made, natsukashi ya !
Blowing-to the sky, she-longs-for-that !

[Song] (fisherman)

On-sugata wo mitate-matsureba,
Your appearance when-I-see,

Amari-ni on-itawashiku sôrô hodo-ni,
Excessively pathetic as-it-is,

Koromo wo kaeshi-môsôzuru nite sôrô.
Your-robe I-shall-return.

(Angel)

Ara ! ureshi ya ! saraba,
Oh ! how glad I am ! Then,

Konata e tamawari-sôrae !
To-me give-it.

(fisherman)

Shibaraku !
Wait a moment !

Uketamawari-oyobitaru Tennin no bugaku
(That) I have often heard of (the) immortals' dancing-and-music

Tadaima sôshi-tamawaba
Right now here if-you-will-perform,

Koromo wo kaeshi-môsu-beshi.
(The) robe I-will-return.

(Angel)

Ureshi ya !
Oh happiness !

Kono yorokobi ni totemo saraba,
This happiness since-it-is-so-great,

Ningen no gyoyû no katami no mai,
Mankind's amusement's farewell dance,

[Narration] (Angel)

Ningen no gyoyû no katami no mai,
Mankind's amusement's farewell dance,

Gekkyû wo megurasu bukyoku ari.
Moon-palace-turning dance-tune there-is.

5.

[Narration]

Otome wa koromo wo chakushi-tsutsu,
(The) girl (the) robe putting-on,

Geishô-ui no kyoku wo nashi,
Rainbow-shirt and feathered-robe's dance performing.

Ama-no-hagoromo kaze ni wa-shi.
Heaven's feathered-robe in-wind swaying.

Ame ni uruô hana no sode . . . . .
By-rain moistened flowered sleeves . . . . .

Ikkyoku wo kanade . . . . .
A tune performing . . . . .

Mô to kaya . . . . .
(A) dance as well . . . . .

[Song] (Angel)

Haru-gasumi tanabiki nikeri
Spring-mists hanging-motionless

Hisakata no . . . . .
In the everlasting (sky) . . . . .

Tsuki no katsura no hana ya saku.
Of-the-moon's laurel even (the) flower opens.

Geni hana-kazura iromeku wa,
Indeed (the) flowering laurel's brightness,

Haru no shirushi kaya.
The spring's presage may-be.

Omoshiro ya, ame narade,
Oh strange ! It-is-not-heaven-but,

Koko mo tae-nari amatsu-kaze.
Here too charming is (the) breeze of-heaven.

Kumo no kayoiji fuki-toji yo,
(The) cloud's passage-way Oh-blow-it-shut !

Otome no sugata shibashi todomarite,
The-maiden's form a-little-while lingered, and

Kono matsubara no,
This pine grove's,

Izure ya haru no akebono,
Which spring dawn,

Tagui-nami mo matesukaze mo,
Matchless waves and pine-breeze also,

Nodoka-naru ura no arisama.
(The) peaceful shores sight.

7.

[Chorus]

Namu, Kimyô Gattenshi.
Hail to, adoration to, the moon.

Honji-Daiseishi.
Whose-original-shape-is Daiseishi (Kwannon's mate).

[Narration]

Aruiwa Amatsu-misora no Midori-no-koromo
Or heaven's green robe

Mata wa Haru-tatsu kasumi-no-koromo.
Or else the spring-awakening-haze's robe.

Sayû-sa, sayû sassatsu no,
Left-right-left, left-right whirling-swirling,

Hana wo kazashi no, Ama-no-hasode,
Wearing-flowers-in-the-hair, and heavenly feathered-sleeves,

Nabiku mo kaesu mo mai-no-sode . . . . .
Floating and turning also, the dancing sleeves . . . . .

[Chorus]

Iroka mo tae-nari,
In-colour-and-scent also enchanting is,

Otome no mosuso.
The-maiden's train.

[Narration]

Azuma-asobi no kazukazu ni,
As she danced the various Azuma asobi,

Sono na mo Tsuki-no-miyabito wa,
Her name also the Lady-of-the-moon,

Sango-yachû no sora ni mata,
On the fifteenth night, in-the-sky-again,

Mangwan shinnyo no kage to nari,
The-symbol-of-perfection-attained she-becomes.

[Chorus]

Gogan-emman kokudo-jôju,
The Imperial prayer fully answered, the country is firmly established,

Shippô jûman
Seven-treasures-full-perfection,

[Song] (fisherman)

Azuma-asobi no kazukazu ni,
As she danced the various Azuma asobi,

Sono na mo Tsuki-no-miyabito wa,
Her name also the Lady-of-the-moon,

Sango-yachû no sora ni mata,
On the fifteenth night, in-the-sky-again,

Mangwan shinnyo no kage to nari,
The-symbol-of-perfection-attained she-becomes.

takara wo furashi,
raining-treasures-down

7b.

[Narration]

Saru hodo ni, toki utsutte,
Meanwhile the-time passing,

Ama-no-hagoromo urakaze ni,
The heavenly feathered-robe-in-the-shore-breeze,

Tanabiki-tanabiku Moi-no-matsubara,
Trails and floats over Mio's-pine-grove,

Ukishima ga kumo no Ashitakayama ya,
In the clouds on the floating isles, on Ashitakayama, and

Fuji-no-takane kasuka-ni narite,
Fuji's high summit growing-more-dim,

8.

[Song] (fisherman)

Fuji-no-takane kasuka-ni narite,
Fuji's high summit growing-more-dim,

Amatsu-misora no
With-heaven's

8b.

[Narration]

kasumi ni magirete,
mist-mingling,

Use-ni-keri.
She-disappeared.

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