Paroles et traduction 小椋佳 - 老いらくの相聞歌 万葉集より8首を詠う

老いらくの相聞歌 万葉集より8首を詠う

黒髪に白髪交り 老ゆるまで
かかる恋には いまだ逢はなくに
ありつつも君をば待たむ うち靡(なび)く
我が黒髪に 霜の置くまでに
小半(こなから)の 酒に温もり おおらかな
万葉人の 心映え 胸に宿して
この一夜 歳を忘れて 恋を歌おう
久方の月夜を清み 梅の花
心開けて 我が思へる君
久方の雨も降らぬか 雨障(つつ)み
君にたぐひて この日暮らさむ
散る桜 残る桜も 散る桜
古人(いにしえびと)の 達観は まだ先の事
この一夜 歳甲斐もなく 恋に耽(ふけ)ろう
鳰鳥(にほどり)の潜(かづ)く池水 心あらば
君に我が恋ふる 心示さね
外(よそ)に居て恋ひつつあらずば 君が家の
池に住むといふ 鴨にあらましを
恋ゆえか 若やぎ見せて その笑顔
よしや運命 ありとせば ただ感謝の句
この一夜 歳も悦び 恋を綴ろう
事もなく生き来しものを 老いなみに
かかる恋にも我は逢へるかも
ぬばたまの黒髪変わり 白けても
痛き恋には 逢う時ありけり
事もなく生き来しものを 老いなみに
かかる恋にも我は逢へるかも

Ancient Love Poems from the Man'yōshū Vol. 8

Black hair, aging, threaded with white,
Never have I known a love such as this.
Yet, I will wait for you until,
My black hair turns white, and frost falls upon it.
Drinking sake that warms the soul,
And carrying the sensibility of the ancients,
Let us forget our years for one night, and sing of love.
Under the clear moon of a distant land, plum blossoms,
Open your heart to my love.
When will the distant rain fall,
So that I may spend my days with you?
Scattering cherry blossoms, lingering cherry blossoms, all scattering,
The reflections of the ancients are still far ahead.
Tonight, let us revel in love, forgetting our age.
Let the pool in which the grebe dives, if it has a soul,
Show you the love that I feel for you.
If I were not here, pining for you, I would be,
A duck that lives in the pond beside your house.
Perhaps because of my love, my youthful smile,
Even if fate should intervene, I will only say,
Tonight, I welcome my years, and I write of my love.
Living my life without much thought, until old age,
I have never known a love like this.
My black hair changed to white,
Now I encounter a painful love.
Living my life without much thought, until old age,
I have never known a love like this.