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Song Four
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Song Four (四下り目 Yo Kudari-me) is one of the Twelve Songs of the Mikagura- Mikagura-uta
uta. It is said to have been composed by Oyasama in 1867. There was a time when it
was referred as "Chapter Four" in English.

Content
Song Four Yo Kudari-me 四下り目
ひとがなに
hito ga nanigoto 一 The Service
First, Whatever others may say; hitotsu ごといはう
iwō tomo ツ Sections One, Two, and Three
とも Songs for the Kagura
Section Four
かみがみて Yorozuyo
God is watching, so be at Kami ga miteiru ki Section Five
いるきをし
ease! o shizume (Twelve Songs)
ずめ Song One
ふたりの Song Two
Settle the minds of the futari no kokoro o 二 Song Three
Second, futatsu こゝろをを Song Four
two of you in one accord! osame iyo ツ
さめいよ Song Five
なにかのこ Song Six
Then any and everything nanika no koto o Song Seven
とをもあら Song Eight
shall be realized. mo arawareru
はれる Song Nine
Song Ten
みなみてゐ
mina miteiyo soba 三 Song Eleven
Third, All of you close to Me, mittsu よそばなも Song Twelve
na mono ツ
Composer
の
Oyasama
かみのする Date Composed
Watch whatever God acts Kami no suru koto 1866–1882
ことなすこ
and works! nasu koto o
とを
よるひるど
Night and day, dong!
yoru hiru don chan 四
Fourth, chang! we perform the yottsu んちやんつ
Tsutome suru ツ
Service;
とめする
そばもやか
soba mo
The neighbors may feel it
yakamashi ましうたて
noisy and annoying.
utatekaro
かろ
いつもたす
As I am always in haste to itsu mo tasuke ga 五
Fifth, itsutsu けがせくか
save you, seku kara ni ツ
らに

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Quickly become joyful and come to はやくやうきに

hayaku yōki ni narite koi
Me! なりてこい

murakata hayaku ni むらかたはやく

Sixth, Villagers I wish to save at once, muttsu 六ツ
tasuke tai にたすけたい

naredo kokoro ga なれどこゝろが

But they do not understand My heart.
wakaraide わからいで

Helping each other in any and nanika yorozu no tasuke- なにかよろづの

Seventh, nanatsu 七ツ
everything, ai たすけあい

Ponder over it from your innermost mune no uchi yori shian むねのうちより
heart! seyo しあんせよ

All illness shall be completely rooted yamai no sukkiri ne wa やまひのすつき

Eighth, yattsu 八ツ
out, nukeru りねはぬける

And step by step your hearts will kokoro wa dandan isami こゝろハだん／
become cheerful. kuru ＼いさみくる

koko wa kono yo no こゝはこのよの

Ninth, Here is paradise on this earth. kokonotsu 九ツ
gokuraku ya ごくらくや

washi mo hayabaya わしもはや／＼

I, too, wish to go quickly to worship.
mairi tai まゐりたい

This time, my innermost heart has このたびむねの

Finally, tōdo kono tabi mune no uchi 十ド
become completely pure. うち

sumikiri mashita ga すみきりました

How grateful I am!
arigatai がありがたい

The Otefuri Guide

一ツ ひとが なにごといはうとも かみが みている きを しずめ
HITOTSU Hito ga nanigoto iwo(o) tomo Kami ga miteiru ki o shizume.
1st others whatever they may say God watching (your) heart put at ease

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二ツ ふたりの こゝろを をさめいよ なにかの ことをも あらはれる

FUTATSU Futari no kokoro o osameiyo Nanika no koto o mo arawareru.
2nd two persons' minds settle in one accord every thing appears

三ツ みな みてゐよ そばなもの かみの すること なすことを

MITTSU Mina miteiyo sobana mono Kami no suru koto nasu koto o.
3rd all watch those who are close to Me God's acts works

四ツ よるひる どんちやん つとめ する そばも やかまし うたてかろ

YOTTSU Yoru hiru don chan Tsutome suru Soba mo yakamashi utate karo.
4th night and day dong! chang! Service perform neighbors feel it noisy feel it annoying

五ツ いつも たすけが せくからに はやく やうきに なりてこい

ITSUTSU Itsumo tasuke ga seku karani Hayaku yōki ni narite koi.
5th always salvation because (I) hasten quickly joyful become

六ツ むらかた はやくに たすけたい なれど こゝろが わからいで

MUTTSU Murakata hayaku ni tasuketai Naredo kokoro ga wakaraide.
6th villagers quickly (I) wish to save but heart do not understand

七ツ なにか よろづの たすけあい むねの うちより しあんせよ

NANATSU Nanika yorozu no tasukeai Mune no uchi yori shian seyo.
7th any every helping each other heart from within ponder over

八ツ やまひの すつきり ねは ぬける こゝろハ だん／＼ いさみくる

YATTSU Yamai no sukkiri ne wa nukeru Kokoro wa dandan isami kuru.
8th illness completely root pull out heart step by step becomes cheerful

九ツ こゝは このよの ごくらくや わしも はや／＼ まゐりたい

KOKONOTSU Koko wa kono yo no gokuraku ya Washi mo hayabaya mairitai.
9th here this world's paradise I also quickly wish to go to worship

十ド このたび むね のうち すみきり ましたが ありがたい

TO(O)DO Kono tabi mune no uchi Sumikiri mashita ga arigatai.
Finally this time heart innermost part completely pure has become how grateful

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

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

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The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo—Manuscript Edition, third edition. Tenrikyo Church
Headquarters, p. 61–62.
Yoboku's Guide to Tenrikyo (http://www.tenrikyo.or.jp/kaiden/newsletter/html/pub/yg.html). Tenrikyo
Overseas Mission Department, p. 19.

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