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Here are two lines of the lyrics in a specific song:

[出]{で}[逢]{あ}いしは　[運命]{さだめ}か

and

[纏]{まと}いしは　[緋]{ひ}[色]{いろ}の[棘]{とげ}の[鎧]{よろい}

I'm 99% sure that the し here is the 連体形 of き; it follows the 連用形 of [出]{で}[逢]{あ}う and [纏]{まと}う.

However, what I don't understand is why the 連体形 is being used and what it means for は to directly follow the 連体形 of a (auxiliary) verb. It would still make sense if the し was removed from both lines - is the し only there for emphasis on the fact that it happened in the past, or does it have some sort of other nuance or meaning or grammatical construction that I don't know of?

Thanks in advance!

LittleWhole
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  • I think the implication is that there is a noun that's implied. Something like 物、時、事, etc – Ringil Dec 03 '20 at 05:06
  • Also related: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/54540/5010 / https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/36095/5010 / https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/6714/5010 – naruto Dec 03 '20 at 12:39
  • @naruto: Yes, these answer my question perfectly. Thank you! – LittleWhole Dec 04 '20 at 00:12

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