Poem
Shuntaro Tanikawa
anonym 4
The afternoon sun casts its lighton the corpse of a cat that was just run over
Its soul could have chosen to stay with him for life
if it wanted to
But it passes on in an instant
silently
leaving so much behind
No matter how small a thing is
it cannot be fully elaborated
Silence contains
just words
The edges of clouds shine in gold
Music
seduces me
© Translation: 2011, Takako Lento
From: The Art of Being Alone: Poems 1952–2009
Publisher: Cornell Univ. East Asia Program, , 2011
From: The Art of Being Alone: Poems 1952–2009
Publisher: Cornell Univ. East Asia Program, , 2011
anonym 4
anonym 4
今轢かれた猫の死体の上に午後の陽が落ちている
とどまろうと思えば
そこに一生の間とどまっていられる魂は
けれど一瞬に過ぎ去る
そんなに多くのものを残したまま
無言で
どんなに小さなものについても
語り尽くすことはできない
沈黙の中身は
すべて言葉
金色に輝く雲の縁
音楽の
誘惑
© 1968, Shuntaro Tanikawa
From: Tabi (Journey)
Publisher: Kyuryudo, Tokyo
From: Tabi (Journey)
Publisher: Kyuryudo, Tokyo
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anonym 4
The afternoon sun casts its lighton the corpse of a cat that was just run over
Its soul could have chosen to stay with him for life
if it wanted to
But it passes on in an instant
silently
leaving so much behind
No matter how small a thing is
it cannot be fully elaborated
Silence contains
just words
The edges of clouds shine in gold
Music
seduces me
© 2011, Takako Lento
From: The Art of Being Alone: Poems 1952–2009
Publisher: 2011, Cornell Univ. East Asia Program, Tokyo
From: The Art of Being Alone: Poems 1952–2009
Publisher: 2011, Cornell Univ. East Asia Program, Tokyo
anonym 4
The afternoon sun casts its lighton the corpse of a cat that was just run over
Its soul could have chosen to stay with him for life
if it wanted to
But it passes on in an instant
silently
leaving so much behind
No matter how small a thing is
it cannot be fully elaborated
Silence contains
just words
The edges of clouds shine in gold
Music
seduces me
© 2011, Takako Lento
From: The Art of Being Alone: Poems 1952–2009
Publisher: 2011, Cornell Univ. East Asia Program,
From: The Art of Being Alone: Poems 1952–2009
Publisher: 2011, Cornell Univ. East Asia Program,
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