英語で味わう狂歌 大田南畝-16
Enjoying Kyoka in English: Nanpo Ota-16
文晁(ﾌﾞﾝﾁｮｳ)が 真っ赤な嘘と 知ったなら こうほねおって もうらうまいもの
大田南畝
If Buncho-made is sheer fake,
I would not make such an effort for its sake.
Ota Nampo
Translated by Kota Nakako
(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 satirical, ironical or comical short Japanese poem, derived from Tanka, composed of 31 syllables, with a pattern of 5-7-5-7-7 sounds.
2023/12/20
