英語で味わう狂歌 大田南畝-74
Enjoying Kyoka in English: Nanpo Ota-74
四歌仙(ｼｶｾﾝ)が 小用(ｼｮｳﾖｳ)に立った その後で 小町*(ｺﾏﾁ)業平**(ﾅﾘﾋﾗ) なにかヒソヒソ
大田南畝
Out of six, each great poet,
The four are departing,
In a hurry to the toilet.
Then, Komachi*, and Narihira**, remaining,
Are making love, whispering.
Ohta Nampo
* 美女といわれる; a beauty
** 色男といわれる; a womaniser
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。江戸時代後期(18世紀後半)に隆盛し、天明狂歌として黄金期を迎える。大田南畝(蜀山人 ｼｮｸｻﾝｼﾞﾝ; 1749-1823)は、その代表的文人、狂歌師。
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. It flourished and marked a golden age in the late Edo period in the late 18th century as Tenmei Kyoka. Ota Nampo, Shokusanjin (1749-1823), is one of the leading Kyoka poets.
2024/01/17
