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所は何国共不弁行脚の旅の夕暮時宿 ̄ヲ
借 ̄ラんと彼方此方と彳【たたず】めば神仕(カンツカへ)の宮津 子(コ)と
おぼしくて烏帽子直垂を着したる巫(カンナキ)一人
此 ̄ノ体を見て問て曰旅僧は宿を求 ̄ルにや答て
曰成程如何成所に成共宿乞て一夜を明し
度存候さあらは我と倶に可参 ̄ル迚先に立て
伴ひ行先は何由か白銀之海辺を過て
蒙葦(モウゼウ)と松柏茂りし長門や朱(アケ)の大門
奥深く空に映(エイ)じてきら〳〵と星に移りし
玉垣や仰ぎて見れは門の額(ガク)同塵関(ドウジンクワン)と
書れしはそも誰人の染なせし未曽有(ミゾウウ)也し筆
の跡案内の人に連られて門内に入暫 ̄シ
崇牅(ソウヨウ)言之とうづ高く白銀金《割書:子》 をちりばめて
玉の甍(イラカ)ヲ立ならべさながら秦の阿房宮来
泉宮共云つへし内玄関共思敷より廊
下伝へに誘て傍へ成晴 ̄レ座布【座敷の意味か】に指置
現代語訳
(まどろんだ)場所がどこの国かも分からないまま、行脚の旅の夕暮れ時、宿を借りようと、あちらこちらとたたずんでいると、神に仕える宮の子(神職の子)と思われる者で、烏帽子・直垂を身に着けた巫女(神職者)が一人、この様子を見て問うて言うには、「旅の僧は宿をお求めですか」と。答えて言うには、「はい、どのような所でも構いませんので、一夜の宿をお借りして夜を明かしたく存じます」と。「それならば、私と一緒においでください」と言って、先に立って連れて行った。行く先はどこであろうか——白銀の海辺を過ぎ、蒙葦(もうぜう)と松や柏が茂り、まるで長門のような朱塗りの大門が、
奥深く空に映えてきらきらと星に輝き、玉垣が連なっている。仰いで見ると、門の額には「同塵関(どうじんかん)」と書かれており、これはいったい誰の手によるものか、未曽有(みぞうう)の筆の跡である。案内の者に連れられて門の内に入り、しばらくすると、あたりを見渡せば、高くそびえた白銀・黄金をちりばめた玉の甍(いらか)が立ち並んでおり、まるで秦の阿房宮や、来泉宮とも言うべき有様であった。内玄関とも思われるところから、廊下伝いに誘われて、傍らの晴れやかな座敷(座布)に案内され、そこに置かれた。
英語訳
Not knowing in which province the place was, it was the dusk of his wandering pilgrimage, and as he lingered here and there seeking lodging, one person appeared — seemingly a child-attendant (miko-ko) of a shrine, dressed in an eboshi cap and hitatare robe, a shrine officiant of some kind. Seeing the monk's state, the person asked: "Are you a traveling monk in search of lodgings?" He answered: "Indeed, I would be most grateful if I could find shelter anywhere at all and pass the night." "Then please come with me," the figure said, stepping ahead and leading him along.
Where they were headed, he could not tell — they passed along a shore of silver-white sea, through dense growth of reeds and towering pines and cypresses, past a great vermilion gate reminiscent of Nagato,
set deep within, reflected brilliantly in the sky, glittering as though transplanted among the stars, with jeweled fences lining the way. Looking up, he saw written on the plaque above the gate the characters "Dōjinkan" (同塵関 — "The Gate Where One Mingles with the Dust of the World"). By whose brush could this have been written? — it was a truly extraordinary piece of calligraphy, the like of which had never been seen before. Led by his guide, he passed through the gate. After a short while, he looked around to find tall structures of silver and gold studded all about, with magnificent jeweled roof-tiles (irak) lined up in rows — it was a sight that might be compared to the Epang Palace of Qin, or even to the Sensengū Palace. From what seemed to be an inner entrance hall, he was led along a corridor and shown to a bright, splendid chamber nearby, where he was invited to take his place.