A Pocketful of Poetry Translation
茨木のり子『自分の感受性くらい』詩「自分の感受性くらい」英語訳
//Poetic sensitivity isn’t exclusively owned by poets. It resides in all of us. But all too often we get emotionally worn out while struggling through our pell-mell life. In the course of our... Read More
石垣りん『表札など』詩「くらし」英語訳
//We’ve been examining how art draws out our innermost emotions. I should definitely introduce another great modern poet. Rin Ishigaki (1920-2004) struggled through painful friction between... Read More
中原中也『山羊の歌』詩「汚れっちまった悲しみに……」英語訳
//With tolls of New Year’s bell dispelling earthly desires, people welcome the New Year with a refreshed and invigorated mind. It would be great if we could renew our mind overnight. In... Read More
道元『正法眼蔵』「現成公案：自にあらず他にあらず」英語訳
//Enlightenment is pretty much misunderstood. People tend to believe enlightenment is something you are yet to attain or achieve, but Dogen(1200-1253) gives it a different definition. Arguing that no... Read More
道元『正法眼蔵』「現成公案：うを水をゆくに」英語訳
//Do you obsess yourself with full research to prepare for your trip or try to make it as spontaneous as possible? People sometimes do a thorough research on towns and cities they are going to visit... Read More
道元『正法眼蔵』「現成公案：仏道をならふといふは」英語訳
//Some ten years ago I came across an interesting book on the definition of “beautiful” women. It examines how beauty has been differently defined over time and visits different areas... Read More
Birdy、歌詞(Lyrics)『People Help The People』日本語訳(Japanese translation)
//We’ve been thinking about the state of being “In The Attempt.” The theme revolves around subjects such as the act of reaching out, the restless feeling of incompleteness, a life on hold, and {Read more…} “People Help The People: In The Attempt
Birdy、歌詞(Lyrics)『People Help The People』日本語訳(Japanese translation)
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Thomas Mannトーマス・マン『トニオ・クルーガー』日本語訳(Japanische Übersetzung)
//Do you ever get bewildered by the conflicting aspirations pulling yourself in opposing directions? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by contradicting ideas of conforming to the wider society while... Read More
Louane、歌詞(Paroles)『Maman』日本語訳((Traduction japonaise)
//In her song called Maman, Louane, a 20-year-old French singer, sings about how we pass dull, tedious days in resignation and desperation. We sometimes feel so trapped in the net of circumstances... Read More
The Verve、歌詞(Lyrics)『Bitter Sweet Symphony』日本語訳(Japanese translation)
//Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve is one of the great songs on bittersweetness of life. This anthem, along with the symbolic music video, brings home to us the inevitable fate of death despite all... Read More