| [V]Themes for tanka composition(3)(Junior course Ⅲ) (5) Tanka in May （20002）平成14年(6/11-7/9) “The fireflies shine on the seaweed” In this chapter, I will try to discuss how tanka should be composed in Satsuki[May](6/11-7/9). The most suitable theme on which to compose tanka this month is Hotaru(The fireflies). As the fireflies begin to fly around early in May, I suggested you compose tanka on the theme, "The fireflies" two years ago and "The fireflies flying round a stream"last year. This time I hope you can compose on the more limited theme, “The fireflies shine on the seaweed”. As I quoted last year from the essay, "Makura-no-Soshi" by Sei-shonagon(?-1000-?), she mentions how we feel elegant when the fireflies fly round. So, you can compose tanka more easily on this theme. The theme, "The fireflies" has been often used by lovers to show their love, as in the following tanka by Jyakuren Hoshi(?-1155-?). I would like to tell/ my heart to my dear lover to hold the fireflies,/ which shine brightly, in my hand. But she does not feel for me. by Jyakuren Hoshi He seems to have composed this tanka by quoting some parts of the following refined tanka which two old poets, Kino Tomonori(?-907) and anonymous, composed: My heart burns with love/ whenever evening has come as if the fireflies/ shone brilliantly despite her paying me no attention. by Kino Tomonori The very thing which/ nobody can keep hidden is one's heart, like the/ light which fireflies give off or pour out even though it breaks. anonymous Here, I will show you the following tanka, which are composed by Murakami Jyoko(925-967), my mentor, Fumiko Reizei, a fellow pupil, Teiko Hata and myself on the theme, "The fireflies shine on the seaweed". Speaking generally, you may not offen have opportunities to compose tanka on the theme of love. So, I suggest you compose tanka about fireflies only flying about around something like seaweed along the stream. 夏草の茂みか下の埋もれ水有りと知らせて行く蛍かな Fireflies fly away,/ perhaps they are showing me the water under/ the summer grasses, which grow in close order near at hand. by Murakami Jyoko 五月雨に月はつれなき里川の藻草ほのかに蛍照らせり Along the river,/ on which the moon does not shine because of the rain,/ the fireflies flying about light up the seaweed dimly. by Fumiko Reizei 水草の影おほろけに照らしつつ月なき夜半に蛍飛ひ立つ The fireflies fly off/ throwing light on the seaweed all the more dimly/ at midnight because the moon has gone down in the river. by Teiko Hata |
ぬはたまの夜の安らきと飛ふ蛍水草照らす光涼しき The light, which fireflies/ throw upon the seaweed, is all the clearer for/ the completely dark midnight also softening my heart. by Mutsuo Shukuya 第五章（～歌の主題 3～）[初級講座Ⅲ] 第5節：皐月の歌「蛍照水草」（ほたるみずくさをてらす） 今回は皐月の歌を詠んで戴く。皐月といえば、まず「蛍」が主題となる。蛍は皐月の前半に飛び交い始める。「枕草子」の中で清少納言も「夏は夜。月のころはさらなり、やみもなほ、蛍の多く飛びちがひたる。また、ただ一つ二つなど、ほのかにうち光りて行くもをかし。」と趣の深いことを述べている。歌題として一昨年はただの「蛍」、昨年は「澤蛍」を詠んで戴いたが、今年は「蛍照水草」を詠んで戴く。 蛍が光を放っている様子は、しばしば恋に自分の身を焦がしている喩えとして歌に詠まれている。寂連法師の歌に「思いという火があるので、袖に蛍を包んででも、心を告げたいものだ。しかし、物思いをしているのかと問う人はいない」という意味の「思ひあれは袖に蛍をつつみてもいははやものを問ふ人はなし」という歌がある。この歌は二つの歌を本歌としている。一つは、「夕方が来ると私の思いは闇を飛ぶ蛍の火よりもいっそう燃えさかるが、私の場合は胸中に秘めているせいか、あの人は平然としている」という意味の紀友則の「夕されは蛍よりけに燃ゆれとも光見ねはや人のつれなき」という歌で、もう一つは「包んでも隠れることの出来ないものは夏虫（蛍）の身からあまり溢れる光のような人の思いである」という意味の読み人知らずの「つつめとも隠れぬものは夏虫の身よりあまれる思ひなりけり」という歌である。 「蛍照水草」を歌題に、村上上皇、歌の師範の冷泉布美子先生、歌の同門の畠貞子氏と私の歌を例歌としてみた。一般的には、恋の思いをかけて歌を詠むという機会は普段の作歌活動では稀である。そこで、ここでは、蛍が飛ぶという夏の風物詩を表現した叙景歌を選んでみた。以上の歌を参照にして歌を詠んでいただきたいと思う。 Plaza-Plaza Tanka Cornerプラザ歌壇入選者 ①小林和歌子②高山薫③山本綾子④岡本由紀子 ①月隠れ涼風渡る川辺の揺るゝ藻草を蛍照らせり The fireflies light up/ weeds standing along the stream and fluttering through/ the cool breeze coming upwards in the evening with no moon. by Wakako Kobayashi ②音もなく 月なき夜半に 二つ三つ 水草照らす 蛍舞ひ行く This evening without/ either the moon or sound brings a few firelies that/ fly away over the stream lighting up the green grasses. by Kaoru Takayama ③夜もすから 水面を渡る 澤蛍 岸の藻草を 淡く照らせり The fireflies flying/ about over the river through the long, long night,/ light up the weeds which grow along the river shore gently. by Ayako Yamamoto ④月影も 絶へし水面を 渡り行く 蛍川辺の 藻草照らせり Over the surface/ of the stream without moonlight the fireflies fly out/ lighting up the green grasses standing along the river. by Yukiko Okamoto |
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