Urashima Tarō im Man'yōshū

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Man'yōshū Ausgabe aus dem Jahr 1709

Übersetzung

	OCOJ	NGS 1965	Pierson 1956	NGS 1965	Honda 1967	Suga 1991
Kanji	Rōmaji	Rōmaji	A long and short uta on young Urasima of Midzunoye	Urashima of Mizunoé	The Young Man of Urashima	Poem on the lad of Urashima of Mizunoe
春日之 霞時尓	paru no pi no kasum-yeru toki ni	'Haru no hi no kasumeru toki ni	When on a hazy day in spring,	When, in spring, the sun is misted,	When I stroll on a hazy day of spring	On a vernal day When purple haze was trailing,
墨吉之 岸尓出居而	suminoye no kwisi ni ide-wite	Summoe no kishi ni ideite	going out on the shore of Suminoye and standing there,	And going out on Suminoe's shore	about the shore of Suminoe Cove	I went to the beach Of Suminoe and strolled
釣船之 得乎良布見者	turibune no toworapu mireba	tsuribune no toorau mireba	I look at the rocking of the fishingboats,	I see rocking fisher-boats,	the sight of fishing boats ne'er fails to bring	And watched the fishing boats Rolling and pitching gently;
古之 事曽所念	inisipye no koto so omopoyuru	inishie no koto zo omohoyuru	I cannot help thinking of a tale of olden times.	They remind me of the things That happened long ago.	to mind the ancient story that I love.	All of a sudden I called back to mind the story
水江之 浦嶋兒之	midu no ye no urasima no kwo ga	Mizunoe no Urashima no ko ga	Young Urasima of Midunoye,	Urashima of Mizunoé Went a-fishing to the sea;	A lad of Urashima went to roam,	Of the fisherman, Urashima, Mizunoe –
堅魚釣 鯛釣矜	katuwoturi tapituri pokori	katsuo tsuri tai tsurihokori	who used to boast of bonito and seabream-fishing,	Proud of his plentiful catch Of sea-bream and bonito,	proud of his skill, bonito, bream to take.	He caught bonitoes And angled for sea-breams with pride;
及七日 家尓毛不夾而	nanu-ka made ipye ni mo ko-zute	nanuka made ie nimo kozute	until seven days did not turn back to his house,	He did not come back home Though seven days came and went;	For seven days he sailed away from home—	Thus he continued To go over the ocean
海界乎 過而榜行尓	unasaka wo sugwite kogi-yuku ni	unasaka wo sugite kogiyukuni	and passing the sea-boundary, he rowed on and met	But beyond the bounds of sea He rowed out his little boat;	over the ocean quiet as a lake.	On and on until He met after seven days
海若 神之女尓	watatumi no kamwi no wotomye ni	Watatsumi no kami no omina ni	the Sea gods’s daughter,	Then it happened that he met	He came across a maiden sweet and fair.	Accidentally The daughter of the Sea-god,
邂尓 伊許藝趍	tamasaka-ni i-kogi-mukapi	tamasakani ikogimukai	by chance, and rowing opposite one another,	The Sea God's daughter.	This young girl was a goddess of the sea.	Rowing his own ship Directly toward her boat;
相誂良比 言成之賀婆	api-atorapi koto-nari-sikaba	aitoburai koto narishikaba	they talked together and as a pledge was made	They talked, agreed, pledged love,	He talked and talked with her and lost all care	Then they understood Each other's intentions,
加吉結 常代尓至	kaki-musubi tokoyo ni itari	kakimusubi Tokoyo ni itari	they were bound (in love) and reaching the everlasting world (where aging and death are unknown),	And hand in hand they reached The Land Everlasting.	except to wed her. So with gladness he	And embraced each other Went to the eternal land,
海若 神之宮乃	watatumi no kamwi no miya no	Watatsumi no kami no miya no	in the exquisite Palace	There in the Sea God's palace,	married the maid; and in the Palace there—	Made for the Palace Under the deep bottomless sea,
内隔之 細有殿尓	uti no pye no tape naru tono ni	uehi no he no taenaru tono ni	of the innermost part of the Seagod’s realm,	In its sweet and inmost chamber,	in its grand chamber in superlative	Then to the chamber Of the interior part,
携 二人入居而	tadusapari puta-ri iri-wite	tazusawari futari iriite	holding one another’s hand, they both entered and lived there,	They might have lived, both he and she,	joy and delight they led a life so rare.	Fair and splendid, Hand in hand they went in love;
耆不爲 死不爲而	oi mo se-zu sini mo se-zusite	oi mo sezu shini mo sezu shite	not knowing old age or death;	Never growing old, nor dying,	And so it might have been his luck to live	Thus they were not old, Nor were they anxious about death,
永世尓 有家留物乎	naga-ki yo ni ari-kyeru monowo	nagaki yo ni arikerumonowo	during long years they lived thus, but	Until the end of time.	most blessed and free from age and death;	And would be able To live for ever and ever;
世間之 愚人乃	yo no naka no orokapito no	yononaka no orokabito no	the foolish young man of the mortal world	How foolish of this worldly man:	had not the folly of the worldly lad	Alas, however, The fool of fools in the world
吾妹兒尓 告而語久	wagimokwo ni tugete kataraku	wagimoko ni norite kataraku	spoke to his wife saying:	He said to his beloved:	led him to tell his bride with bated breath	The fisherman was; He told his dear, beloved wife
須臾者 家歸而	simasi-ku pa ipye ni kapyerite	shimashiku wa ie ni kaerite	But for a short while, I want to return to my home,	‘Let me go home for a while	that he must leave her for some time, though sad,	That he wanted much To return to his parents
父母尓 事毛告良比	titipapa ni koto mo katarapi	chichihaha ni koto mo norai	to inquire after my Father and Mother,	And take word to my father and mother;	to see his parents and with them to speak.	To tell in detail Everything about themselves,
如明日 吾者夾南登	asu no goto ware pa ki-na-mu to	asu no goto ware wa kinanto	but I will come back as it were tomorrow! Then	Then, again, as soon as it is morrow,	But he would come back very soon, he said.	And on the next day He would very soon come back;
言家礼婆 妹之答久	ipi-kyereba imo ga ip-yeraku	iikereba imo ga ieraku	as he spoke thus, his young wife said:	I shall come back to you.’	At this the bride asked with a manner meek,	When the maid heard this, She replied she would agree,
常世邊 復變夾而	tokoyopye ni mata kapyeri-kite	Tokoyo-be ni mata kaerikite	If you design to return again to this everlasting world,	‘If you will come again To this Land of Happiness,	if he desired to come back to her bed—	Only if he was To come again to the land
如今 埓相跡奈良婆	ima no goto apa-mu to naraba	ima no goto awanto naraba	and meet me as today,	And meet me just as now,	and truly wished to live again as now—	Of eternity And to meet her as he had done;
此篋 開勿勤常	ko no kusige piraku na yume to	kono kushige hirakuna yume to	then do not ever open this comb-box,	Take this casket, but keep it closed.’	to take but not unclose her gift of love,	He should not open The casket that she gave him;
曽己良久尓 堅目師事乎	sokoraku-ni katame-si koto wo	sokoraku ni katameshi koto wo	and he confirmed his pledge over and over again, but	She said to him over and over.	she earnestly implored; he gave his vow.	With this promise made Fast between each the other
墨吉尓 還夾而	suminoye ni kapyeri-ki-tarite	Suminoe ni kaerikitarite	after he returned to Suminoye,	Arriving at the shore of Suminoé	Now when upon the old shore of the cove	He returned to home Of Suminoe; but oh
家見跡 宅毛見金手	ipye miredo ipye mo mi-kanete	ie miredo ie mo mikanete	he searched for his home, but he could not see a house;	He sought his home, but could find none,	our youth stood, not a house could there be seen,	I He could find no house Of his parents anywhere,
里見跡 里毛見金手	satwo miredo satwo mo mi-kanete	sato miredo sato mo mikanete	though he looked for his native place, he could not find a village,	He sought his hamlet, which he could not see.	nor yet the near-by village once he knew.	He could see no place Like the village he had lived in;
恠常 所許尓念久	ayasi to soko ni omopaku	ayashimito soko ni omowaku	and greatly puzzled, he stood there wondering;	In wild wonderment he thought:	In his surprise, before the puzzling scene,	Then of a sudden He wondered why in three years
従家出而 三歳之間尓	ipye yu idete mi-tose no apida ni	ie yu idete mitose no hodo ni	since he went from home, now three years ago,	‘In three years since I left, How could my home be lost,	the boy considered it was but a few	After he left home, His home should be gone and lost
垣毛無 家滅目八跡	kaki mo na-ku ipye use-me ya to	kaki mo naku ie usemeyato	could there not even be a fence, and the house too, could it have vanished, so he thought:	No trace of fence remaining?	summers he'd been away. What was amiss?	With its hedge and all, So that he supposed
此筥乎 開而見手歯	ko no pakwo wo pirakite mi-teba	kono hako wo hirakite miteba	If I open this box and look into it,	If I open this casket,’ he said,	If he but looked into the box, could he	That if he opened The casket she had given,
如本 家者埓有登	moto no goto ipye pa ara-mu to	moto no goto ie wa aranto	as of old, the house might be there! Thus,	‘My old house may appear to me.’	not find his home again and feel its bliss?	Then his former home Might appear as it had been;
玉篋 小披尓	tamakusige sukosi piraku ni	tamakushige sukoshi hirakuni	when opening the fine comb-box just a little,	Thereupon he opened it a little.	So thinking, he half opened it to see	Therefore, he opened The casket very little
白雲之 自箱出而	sirakumo no pakwo ywori idete	shirakumo no hako yori idete	lo! a white cloud came out of the box	A white cloud rose out of the casket,	the secret, when all suddenly he saw	Then, lo ! The white clouds Rose out of the casket, and seemed
常世邊 棚引去者	tokoyopye ni tanabiki-nureba	Tokoyo-be ni tanabikinureba	and as it drew in layers towards the Deathless Land,	And drifted towards the Land Everlasting.	a thick white cloud appear, curl up, and flow	To flow to the land Of bliss and eternity;
立走 叨 袖振	tati-pasiri sakyebi swode puri	tachihashiri sakebi sode furi	jumping up, he ran and cried aloud, waving his sleeves,	He ran, shouted, waved his sleeves;	Horai-ward. Crying he rose in awe	Very much astounded, He ran about crying loud
反側 足受利四管	koi-marobi asi-zuri situtu	koimarobi ashizuri shitsutsu	and running back in pursuit, he tossed himself in utter grief, and stamping his feet (as token of regret),	He stamped and writhed upon the ground,	and waved his sleeves,—ran, stumbled, fell, and lo !	Waved his sleeves and cried, Tramped his feet and tumbled down,
頓 情消失奴	tatimati-ni kokoro ke-use-nu	tachimachini kokoro keusenu	suddenly, his life vanished away.	Then swooned upon the beach.	writhing the poor wretch fainted presently.	And his heart pined away, Youthful lustre of his skin
若有之 皮毛皺奴	waka-ku ari-si pada mo siwami-nu	wakakarishi hada mo shiwaminu	His skin, which had been so young, even wrinkled,	Wrinkles furrowed his youthful skin,	His skin was now all wrinkled, and his hair	Was lost with wrinkles, And his hair of pitchy black
黒有之 髪毛白斑奴	kurwo-kari-si kami mo sirake-nu	kurokarshi kami mo shirakenu	his hair, that had been so black, now became spotted with white,	His black hair turned white.	jet-black before, now white as white could be;	Got white like hoar frost, And by and by and at length
由奈由奈波 氣左倍絶而	yunayuna pa iki sape tayete	yunayuna wa iki sae taete	finally, even his breathing stopped	His breath grew fainter and fainter,	and his faint breath expired then and there.	His breath got weakened, His span of life was cut short,
後遂 壽死祁流	noti tupi-ni inoti sini-kyeru	nochi tsuini inochi shinikeru	and at very last, his life departed.	At last he died.	The end was come: there lay the body cold.	And he breathed his last, Unable to return –
水江之 浦嶋子之	midu no ye no urasima no kwo ga	Mizunoe no Urashima no ko ga	And here it is, that I can see the dwelling-place	That Urashima of Mizunoé,	I see the village	And I see the place Where once stood Urashima
家地見	ipyetokoro mi-yu	iedokoro miyu	of this Urasima of Midunoye!	I see the site of his abode.	where he lived of old.	Of Mizunoe's cottage.
MYS 9.1741	Rōmaji (OCOJ)	Rōmaji (NGS 1965)	Short uta	Envoy	Hanka	Poemette of Response
常世邊 可住物乎	tokoyopye ni sumu be-ki monowo	Tokoyo-be ni sumubekimonowo	He might still have lived in the eternal world, but	When he might have lived for ever In the Land Everlasting,	Had the lad but had the wit to follow	Able to live in The land of eternity,
劔刀 己行柄	turugitati na ga kokorokara	tsurugitachi shiga kokoro kara	because of his feelings (minding of a straight, two-edged sword),	How foolish of that man,	her command, together happily they might have lived	How foolish was he To be unable to do so
於曽也是君	oso ya ko no kimi	ozo ya kono kum	ah, he was stupid this man!	Though of his own choice!	for eternity.	Simply owing to his deed !

Literatur

• Heihachirō Honda 1967

  The Manyoshu: A new and complete translation. Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press 1967.
• NGS 1965:
  Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkōkai 1965

  The Manyōshū. New York: Columbia University Press 1965.
• OJOC: Oxford Corpus of Old Japanese
• J. L. Pierson 1956

  The Manyôśû: Book IX. Leiden: E. J. Brill 1956.
• Teruo Suga 1991

  The Man'yo-shu: A complete English translation in 5 - 7 rhythm.. Tokyo: Kanda Inst. of Foreign Languages, Kanda Univ. of Internat. Studies 1991. (Part I Vol. 1 - Vol. 7, Part II: Vol. 8 - Vol. 14, Part III Vol. 15 - Vol. 20.)