Norito for the Kasuga Festival

Address to the four kami

Sumera ga ōmikoto ni mase天皇が大命に坐せ

Kashikoki kashima ni masu takemikazuchi no mikoto恐き鹿島に坐す健御賀豆智命

Katori ni masu iwahinushi no mikoto香取に坐す伊波比主命

Hiraoka ni masu amenokoyane no mikotohimegami枚岡に坐す天之子八根命・比売神

Yohashira no sumegamitachi no hiromae ni mōsaku四柱の皇神等の広前に白さく

The sanctuary at Kasuga

Ōkamitachi no kohashi tamai no ma ni mani大神等の乞はし賜ひの任に

Kasuga no mikasa no yamanoshitatsu iwane ni miyabashirahiroshiri tate春日の三笠山の下つ石根に宮柱広知り立て

Takamanohara ni chigitakashirite高天原に千木高知りて

Ame no mikagehi no mikage to sadame matsurite天の御蔭・日の御蔭と定め奉りて

Sacred treasures and offerings

Tatematsuru kamudakara wa mikagamimitachimiyumimihokomiuma ni sonahe matsuri貢る神宝は御鏡・御横刀・御弓・御桙・御馬に備へ奉り

Miso wa akarutaheterutahenigitahearatahe ni tsukae matsurite御服は明多閇・照多閇・和多閇・荒多閇に仕へ奉りて

Yomo no kuni no tatematsureru mitsuki no nosakitori narabete四方の国の献れる御調の荷前取り並べて

Aōnabara no mono wa hata no hiromo no hatanosebamonōkitsu mohahetsu moha青海原の物は鰭の広物・鰭の狭物、奥つ藻菜・辺つ藻菜

Yamanu no mono wa amanakarana ni itaru made山野の物は甘菜・辛菜に至るまで

Miki wa mika no hetakashiri mika no haramite narabete御酒は甕の上高知り、甕の腹満て並べて

Kusagusa no mono o yokoyama no gotoku tsumi okite雑の物を横山の如く積み置きて

Kamunushi ni sore no tsukasakuraikabanena o sadamete神主に某の官位姓名を定めて

Tatematsuru uzu no ōmitegura o yasumitegura no taramitegura to献る宇豆の大幣帛を安幣帛の足幣帛と

Tahirakeku yasurakeku kikoshi mese to平らけく安らけく聞し看せと

Sumeōmikamitachi o tatae gotōe matsuraku to mōsu皇大御神等を称へ辞竟へ奉らくと白す

Peace for the court and its servants

Kakutsukae matsuru ni yorite ima mo yukusaki mo如此仕へ奉るに依りて今も去前も

Sumera ga mikado o tahirakeku yasurakeku天皇が朝廷を平らけく安らけく

Tarashimiyo no ikashi miyo ni iwahi matsuri足御世の茂し御世に斎ひ奉り

Tokiha ni kakiha ni sakihahe matsuri常石に堅石に福はへ奉り

Azukarite tsukae matsuru tokorodokoroieie no ōkimitachimaetsukimitachio mo tahirakeku預かりて仕へ奉る処処・家家の王等・卿等をも平らけく

Sumera ga mikado ni ikashiyakuhae no gotoku tsukae matsuri天皇が朝廷に伊加志夜久波叡の如く仕へ奉り

Sakaeshimetamae to tatae gotōe matsuraku to mōsu佐加叡志米賜へと称へ辞竟へ奉らくと白す