Last updated 6/25/2003
Written in Japanese roman letters by Eiichi Shibuya (C)(ver.1-5-1)
Picture "Eiri Genji Monogatari"(1654)

  

UTUSEMI


Tale of Hikaru-Genji's Konoe-Chujo era in the summer at the age of 17
     
  1. Genji can not forget Utsusemi---Ne rare tamaha nu mama ni,
  2. Genji goes to Kii-no-Kami's villa again---Wosanaki kokoti ni, ikanara m wori to mati wataru ni,
  3. Utsusemi and Ki-no-kami's sister play Igo---Hi tikau tomosi tari.
  4. Utsusemi flees, and Genji meets the another one---Womna ha, sa koso wasure tamahu wo
  5. Genji returns bringing her kimono left behind---Ko-Gimi, mi-kuruma no siri nite, Nideu-no-win ni

 

Tale of Hikaru-Genji's Konoe-Chujo era in the summer at the age of 17

 [1-1 Genji can not forget Utsusemi]

 Ne rare tamaha nu mama ni ha, "Ware ha, kaku hito ni nikuma re te mo naraha nu wo, koyohi nam, hazime te usi to yo wo omohi-siri nure ba, hadukasiku te, nagarahu maziu koso, omohi-nari nure." nado notamahe ba, namida wo sahe kobosi te husi tari. Ito rautasi to obosu. Te-saguri no, hosoku tihisaki hodo, kami no ito nagakara zari si kehahi no sama kayohi taru mo, omohi-nasi ni ya ahare nari. Anagati ni kakadurahi tadori yora m mo, hito-warokaru beku, mameyaka ni mezamasi to obosi akasi tutu, rei no yau ni mo notamahi-matuhasa zu. Yo-bukau ide tamahe ba, kono ko ha, ito itohosiku, sau-zausi to omohu.

 Womna mo, nami-nami nara zu kataharaitasi to omohu ni, ohom-syousoku mo tayete nasi. Obosi kori ni keru to omohu ni mo, "Yagate turenaku te yami tamahi na masika ba ukara masi. Sihite itohosiki ohom-hurumahi no taye zara m mo utate aru besi. Yoki hodo ni, kakute todime te m" to omohu mono-kara, tada-nara-zu, nagame-gati nari.

 Kimi ha, kokoro-dukinasi to obosi nagara, kakute ha e yamu maziu mi-kokoro ni kakari, hito-waroku omohosi-wabi te, Ko-Gimi ni, "Ito turau mo, uretau mo oboyuru ni, sihite omohi-kahese do, kokoro ni simo sitagaha zu kurusiki wo! Sari-nu-beki wori mi te, taimen su beku tabakare" to notamahi watare ba, wadurahasikere do, kakaru kata ni te mo, notamahi-matuhasu ha, uresiu oboye keri.

 [1-2 Genji goes to Ki-no-Kami's villa again]

 Wosanaki kokoti ni, ika nara m wori to mati-wataru ni, Ki-no-Kami kuni ni kudari nado si te, womna-doti nodoyaka naru yuhu-yami no miti tado-tadosige naru magire ni, waga kuruma nite wi te tatematuru.

 Kono ko mo wosanaki wo, ika nara m to obose do, sa nomi mo e obosi nodomu mazikere ba, sarigenaki sugata nite, kado nado sasa nu saki ni to, isogi ohasu.

 Hito mi nu kata yori hiki-ire te, orosi tatematuru. Waraha nare ba, tonowi-bito nado mo koto ni mi-ire tuisyou-se zu, kokoro yasusi.

 Himgasi no tumado ni, tate tatematuri te, ware ha minami no sumi no ma yori, kausi tataki nonosiri te iri nu. Go-tati,

 "Araha nari." to ihu nari.

 "Nazo, kau atuki ni, kono kausi ha orosa re taru?" to tohe ba,

 "Hiru yori, Nisi-no-ohom-Kata no watara se tamahi te, go uta se tamahu." to ihu.

 Sate mukahi wi tara m wo mi baya, to omohi te, yawora ayumi-ide te, sudare no hasama ni iri tamahi nu.

 Kono iri turu kausi ha mada sasa ne ba, hima miyuru ni, yori te nisi-zama ni mi-tohosi tamahe ba, kono kiha ni tate taru byaubu, hasi no kata osi-tatama re taru ni, magiru beki kityau nado mo, atukere ba ni ya, uti-kake te, ito yoku mi-ire raru.

 [1-3 Utsusemi and Ki-no-kami's sister play Igo]

 Hi tikau tomosi tari. Moya no naka-basira ni sobame ru hito ya waga kokoro kakuru to, madu me todome tamahe ba, koki aya no hitohe-gasane na' meri. Nani ni ka ara m uhe ni ki te, kasira-tuki hosoyaka ni tihisaki hito no, monogenaki sugata zo si taru. Kaho nado ha, sasi-mukahi tara m hito nado ni mo, wazato miyu maziu motenasi tari. Te-tuki yase-yase ni te, itau hiki-kakusi ta' meri.

 Ima hitori ha, himgasi-muki ni te, nokoru tokoro naku miyu. Siroki usu-mono no hitohe-gasane, huta-awi no koutiki-datu mono, naigasiro ni ki-nasi te, kurenawi no kosi hiki-yuhe ru kiha made mune araha ni, bauzoku naru motenasi nari. Ito sirou wokasige ni, tubu-tubu to koye te, sozoroka naru hito no, kasira-tuki hitahi-tuki mono-azayaka ni, mami kuti-tuki, ito aigyau-duki, hanayaka naru katati nari. Kami ha ito husayaka ni te, nagaku ha ara ne do, sagariba, kata no hodo kiyo-ge ni, subete ito nedike taru tokoro naku, wokasige naru hito to miye tari.

 Mube koso oya no yoni naku ha omohu rame to, wokasiku mi tamahu. Kokoti zo, naho siduka naru ke wo sohe baya to, huto miyuru. Kado naki ni ha aru mazi. Go uti-hate te, keti sasu watari, kokoro-toge ni miye te, kiha-giha to saudoke ba, oku no hito ha ito siduka ni nodome te,

 "Mati tamahe ya! Soko ha di ni koso ara me. Kono watari no kohu wo koso." nado ihe do,

 "Ide, kono tabi ha make ni keri. Sumi no tokoro, ide ide." to oyobi wo kagame te, "Towo, hata, mi-so, yo-so." nado kazohuru sama, Iyo no yugeta mo tado-tadosikaru maziu miyu. Sukosi sina okure tari.

 Tatosihe-naku kuti ohohi te, sayaka ni mo mise ne do, me wo si tuke tamahe re ba, onodukara sobame mo miyu. Me sukosi hare taru kokoti si te, hana nado mo azayaka naru tokoro nau nebire te, nihohasiki tokoro mo miye zu. Ihi-tature ba, waroki ni yore ru katati wo ito itau mote-tuke te, kono masare ru hito yori ha kokoro ara m to, me todome tu beki sama si tari.

 Nigihahasiu aigyau-duki wokasige naru wo, iyo-iyo hokorika ni utitoke te, warahi nado soborure ba, nihohi ohoku miye te, saru kata ni ito wokasiki hito-zama nari. Ahatukesi to ha obosi nagara, mame nara nu mi-kokoro ha, kore mo e obosi-hanatu mazikari keri.

 Mi tamahu kagiri no hito ha, utitoke taru yo naku, hiki-tukurohi sobame taru uhabe wo nomi koso mi tamahe, kaku utitoke taru hito no arisama kaimami nado ha, mada si tamaha zari turu koto nare ba, nani-gokoro-mo-nau sayaka naru ha itohosi nagara, hisasiu mi tamaha mahosiki ni, Ko-Gimi ide-kuru kokoti sure ba, yawora ide tamahi nu.

 Wata-dono no toguti ni yori wi tamahe ri. Ito katazikenasi to omohi te,

 "Rei nara nu hito haberi te, e tikau mo yori habera zu."

 "Sate, koyohi mo ya kahesi te m to suru. Ito asamasiu, karau koso a' bekere" to notamahe ba,

 "Nadoteka? Anata ni kaheri haberi na ba, tabakari haberi na m." to kikoyu.

 "Samo nabikasi tu beki kesiki ni koso ha ara me. Waraha nare do, mono no kokorobahe, hito no kesiki mi tu beku sidumare ru wo." to, obosu nari keri.

 Go uti-hate turu ni ya ara m, uti-soyomeku kokoti si te, hito-bito akaruru kehahi nado su nari.

 "Waka-Gimi ha iduku ni ohasimasu nara m? Kono mi-kausi ha sasi te m." tote, nara su nari.

 "Sidumari nu nari. Iri te, saraba, tabakare." to notamahu.

 Kono ko mo, imouto no mi-kokoro ha tawamu tokoro naku mamedati tare ba, ihi-ahase m kata naku te, hito-zukuna nara m wori ni ire tatematura m to omohu nari keri.

 "Ki-no-Kami-no-Imouto mo konata ni aru ka? Ware ni kaimami se sase yo." to notamahe do,

 "Ikadeka, saha habera m. Kausi ni ha kityau sohe te haberi." to kikoyu.

 Sakasi, saredomo wokasiku obose do, "Mi tu to ha sirase zi, itohosi" to obosi te, yo hukuru koto no kokoro-motonasa wo notamahu.

 Kotami ha tumado wo tataki te iru. Mina hito-bito sidumari ne ni keri.

 "Kono syauzi-guti ni, maro ha ne tara m. Kaze huki-tohose." tote, tatami hiroge te husu. Go-tati, himgasi no hisasi ni ito amata ne taru besi. To hanati turu warahabe mo sonata ni iri te husi nure ba, tobakari sora-ne si te, hi akaki kata ni byaubu wo hiroge te, kage honoka naru ni, yawora ire tatematuru.

 "Ikani zo, wokogamasiki koto mo koso." to obosu ni, ito tutumasikere do, mitibiku mama ni, moya no kityau no katabira hiki-age te, ito yawora iri tamahu to sure do, mina sidumare ru yo no, ohom-zo no kehahi yawaraka naru simo, ito sirukari keri.

 [1-4 Utsusemi flees, and Genji meets the another one]

 Womna ha, sa koso wasure tamahu wo uresiki ni omohi-nase do, ayasiku yume no yau naru koto wo, kokoro ni hanaruru wori naki koro ni te, kokoro toke taru i dani ne rare zu nam, hiru ha nagame, yoru ha nezame-gati nare ba, haru nara nu ko-no-me mo, itonaku nagekasiki ni, go uti turu Kimi, "Koyohi ha, konata ni." to, imamekasiku uti-katarahi te, ne ni keri.

 Wakaki-hito ha, nani-gokoro-naku ito you madoromi taru besi. Kakaru kehahi no, ito kaubasiku uti-nihohu ni, kaho wo motage taru ni, hitohe uti-kake taru kityau no sukima ni, kurakere do, uti-miziroki-yoru kehahi, ito sirusi. Asamasiku oboye te, tomo-kakumo omohi-waka re zu, yawora oki-ide te, suzusi naru hitohe wo hito-tu ki te, suberi-ide ni keri.

 Kimi ha iri tamahi te, tada hitori husi taru wo kokoro-yasuku obosu. Yuka no simo ni, hutari bakari zo husi taru. Kinu wo osi-yari te yori tamahe ru ni, arisi kehahi yori ha, mono-monosiku oboyure do, omohosiu mo yora zu kasi. Igitanaki sama nado zo, ayasiku kahari te, yau-yau mi arahasi tamahi te, asamasiku kokoro-yamasikere do, "Hito-tagahe to tadori te miye m mo, wokogamasiku, ayasi to omohu besi, ho'i no hito wo tadune-yora m mo, kabakari nogaruru kokoro a' mere ba, kahinau, woko ni koso omoha me." to obosu. Kano wokasikari turu hokage nara ba, ikaga ha se m ni obosi naru mo, waroki mi-kokoro asasa na' meri kasi.

 Yau-yau me same te, ito oboye zu asamasiki ni, akire taru kesiki nite, nani no kokoro-hukaku itohosiki youi mo nasi. Yononaka wo mada omohi-sira nu hodo yori ha, sare-bami taru kata nite, ayeka ni mo omohi madoha zu. Ware to mo sirase zi to omohose do, ikanisite kakaru koto zo to, noti ni omohi-megurasa m mo, waga tame ni ha koto ni mo ara ne do, ano turaki hito no, anagati ni na wo tutumu mo, sasuga ni itohosikere ba, tabi-tabi no ohom-kata-tagahe ni kototuke tamahi si sama wo, ito you ihi-nasi tamahu. Tadora m hito ha kokoro-e tu bekere do, mada ito wakaki kokoti ni, sa koso sasi-sugi taru yau nare do, e simo omohi-waka zu.

 Nikusi to ha nakere do, mi-kokoro tomaru beki yuwe mo naki kokoti si te, naho kano uretaki hito no kokoro wo, imiziku obosu. "Iduku ni hahi-magire te, katakunasi to omohi wi tara m? Kaku sihuneki hito ha arigataki mono wo!" to obosu simo, ayaniku ni, magire gatau omohi-ide rare tamahu. Kono hito no, nama-kokoro naku, wakayaka naru kehahi mo ahare nare ba, sasuga ni nasake-nasakesiku tigiri oka se tamahu.

 "Hito siri taru koto yori mo, kayau naru ha, ahare mo sohu koto to nam, mukasi-bito mo ihi keru. Ahi-omohi tamahe yo. Tutumu koto naki ni simo ara ne ba, mi nagara kokoro ni mo e makasu maziku nam ari keru. Mata, saru-beki hito-bito mo yurusa re zi kasi to, kanete mune itaku nam. Wasure de mati tamahe yo." nado, naho-nahosiku katarahi tamahu.

 "Hito no omohi habera m koto no hadukasiki ni nam, e kikoye sasu maziki." to ura mo naku ihu.

 "Nabete, hito ni sira se ba koso ara me, kono tihisaki uhe-bito ni tutahe te kikoye m. Kesiki naku motenasi tamahe."

 nado ihi-oki te, kano nugi subesi taru to miyuru usu-goromo wo tori te ide tamahi nu.

 Ko-Gimi tikau husi taru wo okosi tamahe ba, usirometau omohi tutu ne kere ba, huto odoroki nu. To wo yawora osi-akuru ni, oyi taru go-tati no kowe ni te,

 "Are ha ta-so?"

 to odoro-odorosiku tohu. Wadurahasiku te,

 "Maro zo." to irahu.

 "Yonaka ni, ko ha, nazo to arika se tamahu?"

 to sakasigari te, to-zama he ku. Ito nikuku te,

 "Ara zu. Koko moto he iduru zo."

 tote, Kimi wo osi-ide tatematuru ni, akatuki tikaki tuki, kumanaku sasi-ide te, huto hito no kage miye kere ba,

 "Mata ohasuru ha, ta-so?" to tohu.

 "Minbu-no-Omoto na' meri. Kesiu ha ara nu Omoto no take-dati kana!"

 to ihu. Take takaki hito no tune ni waraha ruru wo ihu nari keri. Oyi-bito, kore wo turane te ariki keru to omohi te,

 "Ima, tada-ima tati-narabi tamahi na m."

 to ihu ihu, ware mo kono to yori ide te ku. Wabisikere ba, e hata osi-kahesa de, wata-dono no kuti ni kai-sohi te kakure tati tamahe ba, kono Omoto sasi-yori te,

 "Omoto ha, koyohi ha, uhe ni ya saburahi tamahi turu? Wototohi yori hara wo yami te, ito warinakere ba, simo ni haberi turu wo, hito-zukuna nari tote mesi sika ba, yobe mau-nobori sika do, naho e tahu maziku nam."

 to, urehu. Irahe mo kika de,

 "Ana! Hara hara. Ima kikoye m."tote sugi nuru ni, karausite ide tamahu. Naho kakaru ariki ha karo-garosiku ayasikari keri to, iyo-iyo obosi kori nu besi.

 [1-5 Genji returns bringing her kimono left behind]

 Ko-Gimi, mi-kuruma no siri nite, Nideu-no-win ni ohasimasi nu. Arisama notamahi te, "Wosanakari keri." to ahame tamahi te, kano hito no kokoro wo tuma-haziki wo si tutu urami tamahu. Itohosiu te, mono mo e kikoye zu.

 "Ito hukau nikumi tamahu beka' mere ba, mi mo uku omohi-hate nu. Nado-ka, yoso nite mo, natukasiki irahe bakari ha si tamahu maziki? Iyo-no-Suke ni otori keru mi koso."

 nado, kokorodukinasi to omohi te notamahu. Ari-turu ko-utiki wo, sasugani, ohom-zo no sita ni hiki-ire te, ohotono-gomore ri. Ko-Gimi wo o-mahe ni huse te, yorodu ni urami, katu ha, katarahi tamahu.

 "Ako ha, rautakere do, turaki yukari ni koso, e omohi-hatu mazikere."

 to mameyaka ni notamahu wo, ito wabisi to omohi tari.

 Sibasi uti-yasumi tamahe do, ne rare tamaha zu. Ohom-suzuri isogi mesi te, sasi-hahe taru ohom-humi ni ha ara de, tatau-gami ni tenarahi no yau ni kaki-susabi tamahu.

 "Utusemi no mi wo kahe te keru ko no moto ni
 naho hitogara no natukasiki kana
"

 to kaki tamahe ru wo, hutokoro ni hiki-ire te mo' tari. Kano hito mo ikani omohu ram to, itohosikere do, kata-gata omohosi kahesi te, ohom-kototuke mo nasi. Kano usu-goromo ha, ko-utiki no ito natukasiki hito-ga ni sime ru wo, mi-tikaku narasi te mi wi tamahe ri.

 Ko-Gimi, kasiko ni iki tare ba, Ane-Gimi mati-tuke te, imiziku notamahu.

 "Asamasikari si ni, tokau magirahasi te mo, hito no omohi kem koto sari-dokoro naki ni, ito nam warinaki. Ito kau kokoro-wosanaki wo, katu ha ikani omohosu ram?"

 tote, hadukasime tamahu. Hidari migi ni kurusiu omohe do, kano ohom-tenarahi tori-ide tari. Sasuga ni, tori te mi tamahu. Kano monuke wo, ikani, Isewo-no-ama no siho nare te ya, nado omohu mo tada nara zu, ito yorodu ni midare te.

 Nisi-no-Kimi mo, mono-hadukasiki kokoti si te watari tamahi ni keri. Mata siru hito mo naki koto nare ba, hito sire zu uti-nagame te wi tari. Ko-Gimi no watari ariku ni tuke te mo, mune nomi hutagare do, ohom-seusoko mo nasi. Asamasi to omohi-uru kata mo naku te, sare taru kokoro ni, mono ahare naru besi.

 Turenaki hito mo, sa koso sidumure, ito asahaka ni mo ara nu mi-kesiki wo, arisi nagara no waga mi nara ba to, tori-kahesu mono nara ne do, sinobi-gatakere ba, kono ohom-tatau-gami no kata-tu-kata ni,

 "Utusemi no ha ni oku tuyu no ko-gakure te
 sinobi sinobi ni nururu sode kana
"

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