英語で味わう狂歌 大田南畝-18
Enjoying Kyoka in English: Nanpo Ota-18
山吹の はな紙ばかり 金入れに みのひとつだに 無きぞ悲しき
大田南畝
I regret I have nothing but my body,
With a purse filled with tissue paper with Yamabuki pattern only.
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
