英語で味わう狂歌 大田南畝-75 Enjoying Kyoka in English: Nanpo Ota-75
中湖 康太
英語で味わう狂歌 大田南畝-75
Enjoying Kyoka in English: Nanpo Ota-75
舞ひ雲雀(ﾋﾊﾞﾘ) 籠(ｶｺﾞ)の鳥屋(ﾄﾘﾔ)が 手に落ちて かふ値(ﾈ)も高く あがりこそすれ
大田南畝
A flying skylark is fallen into the cage of poulterer.
It is a pity it is sold at price higher.
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.
2024/01/17
