英語で味わう狂歌 大田南畝-7
Enjoying Kyoka in English: Nanpo Ota-7
世の中は 酒と女が 敵(ｶﾀｷ)なりは どうか敵に めぐり会いたい
大田南畝
In the secular world, Sake* and females are the enemies.
Alas, how I wish I could see the enemies.
Ota Nanpo
* Japanese liquor
(注) 狂歌(きょうか)とは、風刺、皮肉、しゃれ、滑稽を盛り込んだ5-7-5-7-7形式の短歌。
Note: Kyoka is stirical, ironical or comical short Japanse poem, derived from Tanka, composed of 31 sylables, with a pattern of 5-7-5-7-7 sounds.
By Kota Nakako
2023/08/15
