Hearing that laughter, Amaterasu wondered what all the racket could be, opened the door of her cave a little, and asked why Amenouzume merrily danced and the yaoyorozu no kami were laughing notwithstanding the deep darkness in which her retirement resulted.
この声を聴いたアマテラスは、何事だろうと天岩戸の扉を少し開け、「自分が岩戸に篭って闇になっているというのに、なぜアメノウズメは楽しそうに舞い、八百万の神は笑っているのか」と問うた。