No.87 寂蓮法師「村雨の 露もまだひぬ 槙の葉に 霧立ちのぼる 秋の夕暮」
村雨の 露もまだひぬ 槙の葉に 霧立ちのぼる 秋の夕暮
寂蓮法師
the rain has not dried and already it is rising as mist
the rain has not dried and already it is rising as mist
キーワードKeywords
寂蓮法師Jakuren Hōshi — No. 87 僧・法師Monk
俊成の甥で、新古今集の撰者に加えられた僧。叙景の名手。
A nephew of Shunzei and one of the appointed compilers of the Shin Kokinshū, a master of landscape.
むらさめの つゆもまだひぬ まきのはに きりたちのぼる あきのゆふぐれ
Murasame no Tsuyu mo mada hinu Maki no ha ni Kiri tachi noboru Aki no yūgure
現代語訳Modern Japanese
通り雨の露もまだ乾かない槙の葉に、霧が立ちのぼってゆく秋の夕暮れ。
コンセプトConcept
雨→露→霧という水の状態変化を、一首の中で連続させる歌。人物も感情も出さず、気象の推移だけで叙情を成立させる。
情景The Scene
A shower has just gone through. The needles are still beaded with it, and already mist is climbing off them into the failing light. No one is in the frame; the water is doing everything.
日本の美意識Japanese Aesthetic
幽玄 (ゆうげん)
奥に何かがあると感じさせて、見せきらない深み。輪郭を確定せず、雲に隠れた月のまま終わらせる。解決しないことで、受け手の中で作品が鳴り続ける。
Yūgen (Graceful Mystery)
Three states of water in five lines, no human present, and the mood is complete. Atmosphere alone can carry a piece if the transitions are observed precisely enough.