新英訳・百人一首-7 The Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets – 7 New English Translation

七天の原　ふりさけ見れば　春日なる　三笠の山に　出でし月かも阿倍仲麻呂 7 In the celestial heaven Far away I observe In the sky serenely woven T…

新英訳・百人一首-4 The Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets – 4 New English Translation

百人一首　the Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets 四田子の浦に　うち出てみれば　白妙の　富士の高嶺に　雪は降りつつ山部赤人 4 As I come forth To Tago B…

大般涅槃経・北本　読み下し巻の第一寿命品第一の一　是(ｶｸ)の如く我聞けり。一時(ﾋﾄﾄｷ)、仏、拘尸那国(ｸｼﾅｺｸ)、力士生地(ﾘｷｼｼｮｳｼﾞ)、阿利羅跋堤河(ｱﾘﾗﾊﾞｯﾀｲｶﾞ)の辺(ﾎﾄﾘ)、沙羅双樹(…

百人一首　the Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets 二　春過ぎて　夏来にけらし　白妙の　衣ほすてふ　天の香具山持統天皇 2. The Spring passed, And has …

The start of the spring, Reaching as far away as Tang Dynasty, Westward reaching, Only in this capital city, I…

With the dark sky hanging Over the country home, And the snow still falling, Unseen yet every year the same, T…

Deep in the mountain Unaware of the spring Over the door made of pine Is intermittenly dripping Piled up snow …

Faintly and dimly Has come in the sky The spring finally With Mt. Kagu celestially Seen in the air misty by Em…

1 み吉野は　山もかすみて　白雪(しらゆき)の　ふりにし里に　春は来にけり　　摂政太政大臣 1 In Yoshino site the mountain is misting With snow white In th…

「令和」の時代になりました。令和は万葉集からとられたとのことです。日本語の素晴らしさを味わうと共に、英語に表現してみたいと思いました。万葉集、古今和歌集、新古今和歌集をぱらぱらと目を通すなか、なぜか新古今和歌集の雑歌に魅…