| The first half through the 146th chapter consists of poems composed around the period when the literary work was accomplished, as well as commentaries made by the Imperial family and nobles on the origin of those poems. |
第146段までの前半は（物語成立の）近年に詠まれた歌を核として、皇族貴族たちがその由来を語る歌語りとなっている。 |