英語で味わう狂歌大田南畝-39 Enjoying Kyoka in English: Nanpo Ota-39

中湖康太

英語で味わう狂歌大田南畝-39
Enjoying Kyoka in English: Nanpo Ota-39

盃(ｻｶﾂﾞｷ)を　さすが女の　節句とて　もものあたりに　てまづさへぎる　

大田南畝

In dole’s festival, offering a cup of sake to each other,
She puts her hand over her thigh to prevent the other’s from breaking into her.

Ohta 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。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.

2024/01/02