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Song Eleven
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Song Eleven (十一下り目 Juichi Kudari-me) is one of the Twelve Songs of the Mikagura-uta. It is said to have been composed by Mikagura-uta
Oyasama in 1867. There was a time when it was referred as "Chapter Eleven" in English.

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Song Eleven Jūichi Kudari-me 十一下り目
First, At Shoyashiki in the homeland of the Sun, hitotsu hi no moto Shoyashiki no 一ツ ひのもとしよやしきの

The Jiba, the abode of God, is to be かみのやかたのぢばさ The Service

Kami no yakata no Jiba sadame
identified. だめ Sections One, Two, and Three
Songs for the Kagura
Husband and wife working together in ふうふそろうてひのき Section Four
Second, futatsu fūfu sorōte hinokishin 二ツ Yorozuyo
hinokishin; しん Section Five

これがだいゝちものだ (Twelve Songs)

This is the first seed of everything. kore ga daiichi monodane ya Song One
ねや
Song Two
I behold more and more people coming from みれバせかいがだん／ Song Three
Third, mittsu mire ba sekai ga dandan to 三ツ Song Four
the world, ＼と
Song Five
もつこになうてひのき Song Six
And bearing straw baskets in hinokishin. mokko ninōte hinokishin
しん Song Seven
Song Eight
よくをわすれてひのき Song Nine
Fourth, Forgetting greed we work in hinokishin. yottsu yoku o wasurete hinokishin 四ツ
しん Song Ten
Song Eleven
これがだいゝちこえと
This becomes the first fertilizer. kore ga daiichi koe to naru Song Twelve
なる Composer
Oyasama
Date Composed

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itsuitsu made mo tsuchi mochi いつ／＼までもつちも 1866–1882

Fifth, Forever continues the carrying of earth. itsutsu 五ツ
ya ちや
まだあるならバわしも
If yet it continues, I, too, will go. mada aru naraba washi mo yuko
ゆこ
むりにとめるやないほ
Sixth, Do not unreasonably stop anyone! muttsu muri ni tomeru ya nai hodo ni 六ツ
どに
こゝろあるならたれな
I welcome any and everyone who is willing. kokoro aru nara tare narito
りと

nanika mezurashi tsuchi mochi なにかめづらしつちも

Seventh, How remarkable this carrying of earth is, nanatsu 七ツ
ya ちや
これがきしんとなるな
When it serves as a contribution to God! kore ga kishin to naru naraba
らバ
やしきのつちをほりと
Eighth, Digging up the earth of the Residence, yattsu yashiki no tsuchi o hori torite 八ツ
りて
ところかへるばかりや
You just carry it from one place to another. tokoro kaeru bakari yade
で

Until this time, no one has ever understood このたびまではいちれ

Ninth, kokonotsu kono tabi made wa ichiretsu ni 九ツ
My heart; つに
むねがわからんざんね
How regretful it is! mune ga wakaran zannen na
んな
Finally, This year, without fertilizing, tōdo kotoshi wa koe okazu 十ド ことしハこえおかず
じふぶんものをつくり
We reaped a sufficient harvest. jūbun mono o tsukuri tori
とり

Oh, how delighted we are! How thankful we やれたのもしやありが

yare tanomoshi ya arigata ya
are! たや

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Notes
The official English translation of Song Eleven can be found in the following publications:

Mikagura-uta: The Songs for the Service. Tenrikyo Church Headquarters.

The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo—Manuscript Edition, third edition. Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, pp. 69–70.
Yoboku's Guide to Tenrikyo (http://www.tenrikyo.or.jp/kaiden/newsletter/html/pub/yg.html). Tenrikyo Overseas Mission Department, p. 33.

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