英語で味わう狂歌 大田南畝-78
Enjoying Kyoka in English: Nanpo Ota-78
箱入りの 娘のとしは いくつとぞ 隣の宝* かぞへてや見む
大田南畝
I find myself counting the ages of my neighbor’s boxed daughter,
Not a treasure chest, to be of no benefit to myself, whatsoever.
Ohta Nampo
* 隣の宝を数える; 自分にはなんの利益にもならないことをする; to count the treasures of your neighbor; do something of no benefit to oneself
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.
2024/01/19
