早朝に駅へ向かへば鹿の群れにおはやうを言ふ町に暮らせり
heading for the station
in the early morning,
I bid ‘good day’
to the herd of deer
in this town where I lived
竹林の木漏れ日揺れてゐるま昼「歎夜衣大寸（ナケクヨソオホキ）」とノートに記す
in the daytime, with the sun
flickering through the leaves
in the bamboo thicket,
I record in my notebook
‘many nights of grief’
公園のベンチに二人 数センチ手は触れないで人を眺める
two on the park bench –
gazing at people
with hands
several centimetres apart,
not touching
研究の調子はどう？うつむきて何気ないことばかり問ふきみ
“how is your research going?”
looking down
you
only ask me
about trivial things
父を慕ひかつ憎みたるきみの目が羅睺羅(らごら)に見えし今日の夕闇
those eyes
which show the love/hate feelings
towards your father
resemble Monk Rāheela’s
in today’s dark night
『古事記(ふることぶみ)』『日本紀(にほんぎ)』『旧事紀(くじき)』語りつつ語りつつまた一夜明かしつ
talking talking talking
of the Kojiki, the Nihongi,
the Kujiki,
all those ancient records
we stay up all night again
「一緒にゐたらきつと勉強できなくなる」電話の向かうの声ひび 割れて
“if we were together
it would be impossible
to study, for sure” –
the voice on the other end
of the phone, is cracking
想ひ出の写真ひとつとしてなくて展望デッキから見たNoritake
not a single
memorable photograph –
from the viewing platfom
we saw the sign
‘Noritake’
恋人にならなかつたといふ過去を二人お互ひのせゐにして雨
we blame each other
for the past when
we did not
fall in love –
it’s raining
CiNiiにきみの名前を探してはあな息づかし見ず久にして
every time
I search for your name
on the CiNii data base
feeling miserable,I
don’t look at it for a long while
連絡をするも連絡しないのも辛いよ 夜中の特急しなの
whether I contact you
or I don’t contact you,
it hurts –
the midnight Special Express
“Shinano”
ゆるやかな忘却曲線描きつつ図書館前に階段はあり
drawing the line
of a smooth oblivion curve
is the staircase
at the front
of the library
もう一度きみと初めて出会へたら古本市で手をつながうよ
if I were
to meet you again
for the first time,
at the old book market,
let’s hold hands!
