Tale of Hikaru-Genji's Daijo-Daijin era in the new year at the age of 36
1 Tale of Hikaru-Genji Women's lives in Rokujo-in
Tosi tatikaheru asita no sora no kesiki, nagori naku kumora nu urarakagesa ni ha, kazu nara nu kakine no uti dani, yukima no kusa wakayaka ni iroduki hazime, itusika to kesikidatu kasumi ni, konome mo uti-keburi, onodukara hito no kokoro mo nobiraka ni zo miyuru kasi. Masite, itodo tama wo sike ru omahe no, niha yori hazime midokoro ohoku, migaki masi tamahe ru ohom-katagata no arisama, manebi tate m mo kotonoha taru maziku nam.
Haru-no-Otodo no omahe, toriwaki te, mume no ka mo mi-su no uti no nihohi ni huki magahi, ike ru Hotoke no mi-kuni to oboyu. Sasugani utitoke te, yasuraka ni sumi nasi tamahe ri. Saburahu hitobito mo, wakayaka ni sugure taru ha, Himegimi no ohom-kata ni to eri tamahi te, sukosi otonabi taru kagiri, nakanaka yosiyosisiku, sauzoku arisama yori hazime te, meyasuku mote-tuke te, kokokasiko ni mure wi tutu, hagatame no ihahi si te, motihikagami wo sahe torimaze te, titose no kage ni siruki tosi no uti no ihahigoto-domo si te, sobore ahe ru ni, Otodo-no-Kimi sasinozoki tamahe re ba, hutokorode hiki-nahosi tutu, "Ito hasitanaki waza kana!" to, wabi ahe ri.
"Ito sitataka naru midukara no ihahigoto-domo kana! Mina onoono omohu koto no mitimiti ara m kasi. Sukosi kika se yo ya. Ware kotobuki se m."
to uti warahi tamahe ru ohom-arisama wo, tosi no hazime no sakaye ni mi tatematuru. Ware ha to omohi-agare ru Tyuuzyau-no-Kimi zo,
"Kanete zo miyuru nado koso, kagami no kage ni mo katarahi hanberi ture. Watakusi no inori ha, nani bakari no koto wo ka."
nado kikoyu.
Asita no hodo ha hitobito mawiri komi te, mono-sawagasikari keru wo, yuhutukata, ohom-katagata no samza si tamaha m tote, kokoro koto ni hiki-tukurohi, kesauzi tamahu ohom-kage koso, geni miru kahi a' mere.
"Kesa, kono hitobito no tahabure kahasi turu, ito urayamasiku miye turu wo, Uhe ni ha ware mise tatematura m."
tote, midare taru koto-domo sukosi uti-maze tutu, ihahi kikoye tamahu.
"Usugohori toke nuru ike no kagami ni ha
yo ni kumori naki kage zo narabe ru"
Geni, medetaki ohom-ahahi-domo nari.
"Kumori naki ike no kagami ni yorodu yo wo
sumu beki kage zo siruku miye keru"
Nanigoto ni tuke te mo, suwe tohoki ohom-tigiri wo, aramahosiku kikoye kahasi tamahu. Kehu ha nenohi nari keri. Geni, titose no haru wo kake te ihaha m ni, kotowari naru hi nari.
[1-2 Akashi and her daughter send Waka each other]
Himegimi no ohom-kata ni watari tamahe re ba, waraha, simodukahe nado, omahe no yama no komatu hiki asobu. Wakaki hitobito no kokoti-domo, okidokoro naku miyu. Kita-no-Otodo yori, wazatogamasiku si atume taru higeko-domo, warigo nado tatemature tamahe ri. E nara nu goehu no eda ni uturu uguhisu mo, omohu kokoro ara m kasi.
"Tosituki wo matu ni hika re te huru hito ni
kehu uguhisu no hatune kika se yo
Oto se nu sato no"
to kikoye tamahe ru wo, "Geni, ahare!" to obosi siru. Kotoimi mo e si ahe tamaha nu kesiki nari.
"Kono ohom-kaheri ha, midukara kikoye tamahe. Hatune wosimi tamahu beki kata ni mo ara zu kasi."
tote, ohom-suzuri tori makanahi, kaka se tatematuri tamahu. Ito utukusige nite, akekure mi tatematuru hito dani, aka zu omohi kikoyuru ohom-arisama wo, ima made obotukanaki tosituki no hedatari ni keru mo, "Tumi e gamasiu, kokorogurusi." to obosu.
"Hikiwakare tosi ha hure domo uguhisu no
sudati si matu no ne wo wasure me ya"
Wosanaki mi-kokoro ni makase te, kudakudasiku zo a' meru.
[1-3 Genji visits to Hanachirusato in Summer-Residence]
Natu no ohom-sumahi wo mi tamahe ba, toki nara nu ke ni ya, ito siduka ni miye te, wazato konomasiki koto mo naku te, ateyaka ni sumi taru kehahi miye wataru.
Tosituki ni sohe te, mi-kokoro no hedate mo naku, ahare naru ohom-naka nari. Ima ha, anagati ni tikayaka naru ohom-arisama ni, motenasi kikoye tamaha zari keri. Ito mutumasiku arigatakara m imose no tigiri bakari, kikoye kahasi tamahu. Mi-kityau hedate tare do, sukosi osiyari tamahe ba, mata sate ohasu.
"Hanada ha, geni, nihohi ohokara nu ahahi nite, migusi nado mo itaku sakari sugi ni keri. Yasasiki kata ni ara nu to, ebikadura si te zo tukurohi tamahu beki. Ware nara zara m hito ha, mizame si nu beki ohom-arisama wo, kakute miru koso uresiku ho'i are. Kokoro karoki hito no tura nite, ware ni somuki tamahi na masika ba." nado, ohom-taimen no woriwori ha, madu, "Waga kokoro no nagaki mo, hito no mi-kokoro no omoki wo mo, uresiku, omohu yau nari."
to obosi keri. Komayaka ni, hurutosi no ohom-monogatari nado, natukasiu kikoye tamahi te, Nisi-no-tai he watari tamahi nu.
[1-4 Genji visits to Tamakazura too]
Mada itaku mo sumi nare tamaha nu hodo yori ha, kehahi wokasiku si nasi te, wokasige naru warahabe no sugata namamekasiku, hitokage amata si te, ohom-siturahi, arubeki kagiri nare do, komayaka naru mi-teudo ha, ito simo totonohe tamaha nu wo, saru kata ni mono-kiyoge ni sumi nasi tamaeh ri.
Sauzimi mo, ana wokasige to, huto miye te, yamabuki ni motehayasi tamahe ru ohom-katati nado, ito hanayaka ni, koko zo kumore ru to miyuru tokoro naku, kuma naku nihohi kirakirasiku, mi mahosiki sama zo si tamahe ru. Monoomohi ni sidumi tamahe ru hodo no siwaza ni ya, kami no suso sukosi hosori te, saharaka ni kakare ru simo, ito mono-kiyoge ni, kokokasiko ito kezayaka naru sama si tamahe ru wo, "Kakute mi zara masika ba." to obosu ni tuke te mo, e simo misugusi tamahu mazi.
Kaku ito hedate naku mi tatematuri nare tamahe do, naho omohu ni, hedatari ohoku ayasiki ga, ututu no kokoti mo si tamaha ne ba, mahonara zu motenasi tamahe ru mo, ito wokasi.
"Tosigoro ni nari nuru kokoti si te, mi tatematuru ni mo kokoroyasuku, ho'i kanahi nuru wo, tutumi naku motenasi tamahi te, anata nado ni mo watari tamahe kasi. Ihakenaki uhigoto narahu hito mo a' meru wo, morotomoni kiki narasi tamahe. Usirometaku, ahatukeki kokoro mo' taru hito naki tokoro nari."
to kikoye tamahe ba,
"Notamaha se m mama ni koso ha."
to kikoye tamahu. Samo aru koto zo kasi.
[1-5 Genji has a night with Akashi]
Kurekata ni naru hodo ni, Akasi-no-Ohomkata ni watari tamahu. Tikaki watadono no to osi akuru yori, mi-su no uti no ohikaze, namamekasiku huki nihohasi te, mono yori koto ni kedakaku obosa ru. Sauzimi ha miye zu. Idura to mimahasi tamahu ni, suzuri no atari nigihahasiku, sausi-domo nado tori-tirasi taru nado tori tutu mi tamahu. Kara no toukyauki no kotokotosiki hasi sasi taru sitone ni, wokasige naru kin uti-oki, wazato meki yosi aru hioke ni, zizyuu wo kuyurakasi te, mono goto ni sime taru ni ebikau no ka no magahe ru, ito en nari. Tenarahi-domo no midare utitoke taru mo, sudi kahari, yuwe aru kakizama nari. Kotokotosiu saugati nado ni mo sare kaka zu, meyasuku kaki sumasi tari.
Komatu no ohom-kaheri wo, medurasi to mi keru mama ni, ahare naru hurukoto-domo kaki maze te,
"Medurasi ya hana no negura ni kodutahi te
tani no hurusu wo tohe ru uguhisu
Kowe matiide taru."
nado mo,
"Sake ru wokabe ni ihe si are ba"
nado, hikikahesi nagusame taru sudi nado kakimaze tutu aru wo, tori te mi tamahi tutu hohowemi tamahe ru, hadukasige nari.
Hude sasi-nurasi te kaki susami tamahu hodo ni, wizariide te, sasugani midukara no motenasi ha, kasikomari oki te, meyasuki youi naru wo, "Naho, hito yori ha koto nari." to obosu. Siroki ni, kezayaka naru kami no kakari no, sukosi saharaka naru hodo ni usuragi ni keru mo, itodo namamekasisa sohi te, natukasikere ba, "Atarasiki tosi no ohom-sahagare mo ya?" to, tutumasikere do, konata ni tomari tamahi nu. "Naho, oboye koto nari kasi." to, katagata ni kokorooki te obosu.
Minami no otodo ni ha, masite mezamasigaru hitobito ari. Mada akebono no hodo ni watari tamahi nu. Kau simo aru maziki yobukasa zo kasi to omohu ni, nagori mo tada nara zu, ahare ni omohu.
Matitori tamahe ru hata, nama-keyakesi to obosu beka' meru kokoro no uti, hakara re tamahi te,
"Ayasiki utatane wo si te, wakawakasikari keru igitanasa wo, sasimo odorokasi tamaha de."
to, mi-kesiki tori tamahu mo wokasiku miyu. Koto naru ohom-irahe mo nakere ba, wadurahasiku te, sorane wo si tutu, hi takaku ohotonogomori oki tari.
[1-6 Guests come to greet to Rokujo-in on the day of January 2]
Kehu ha, rinzikaku no koto ni magirahasi te zo, omo kakusi tamahu. Kamdatime, Miko-tati nado, rei no, nokori naku mawiri tamahe ri. Ohom-asobi ari te, hikidemono, roku nado, ninasi. Sokora tudohi tamahe ru ga, ware mo otora zi to motenasi tamahe ru naka ni mo, sukosi nazurahi naru dani mo miye tamaha nu mono kana! Torihanati te ha, ito iusoku ohoku monosi tamahu koro nare do, omahe nite ha keosa re tamahu mo, warusi kasi. Nani no kazu nara nu simobe-domo nado dani, kono Win ni mawiru hi ha, kokorodukahi koto nari keri. Masite wakayaka naru Kamdatime nado ha, omohu kokoro nado monosi tamahi te, suzuro ni kokorogesau si tamahi tutu, tune no tosi yori mo koto nari.
Hana no ka sasohu yuhukaze, nodoyaka ni uti-huki taru ni, omahe no mume yauyau himotoki te, arehataredoki naru ni, mono no sirabe-domo omosiroku, Kono tono utiide taru hyausi, ito hanayaka nari. Otodo mo tokidoki kowe uti-sohe tamahe ru Saki kusa no suwe tu kata, ito natukasiku medetaku kikoyu. Nanigoto mo, sasiirahe si tamahu ohom-hikari ni hayasa re te, iro wo mo ne wo mo masu kedime, kotoni nam waka re keru.
Kau nonosiru muma kuruma no oto wo, mono-hedate te kiki tamahu ohom-katagata ha, hatisu no naka no sekai ni, mada hirake zara m kokoti mo kaku ya to, kokoroyamasige nari. Masite, Himgasi-no-win ni hanare tamahe ru ohom-katagata ha, tosituki ni sohe te, turedure no kazu nomi masare do, Yo no ukime miye nu yamadini omohi nazurahe te, turenaki hito no mi-kokoro wo ba, nani to ka ha mi tatematuri togame m, sono hoka no kokoromotonaku sabisiki koto hata nakere ba, okonahi no kata no hito ha, sono magire naku tutome, kana no yorodu no sausi no gakumon, kokoro ni ire tamaha m hito ha, mata negahi ni sitagahi, mono-mameyaka ni hakabakasiki okite ni mo, tada kokoro no negahi ni sitagahi taru sumahi nari. Sawagasiki higoro sugusi te watari tamahe ri.
Hitati-no-Miya-no-Ohomkata ha, hito no hodo are ba, kokorogurusiku obosi te, hitome no kazari bakari ha, ito yoku motenasi kikoye tamahu. Inisihe, sakari to miye si ohom-wakagami mo, tosigoro ni otorohi yuki, masite, taki no yodomi hadukasige naru ohom-kataharame nado wo, itohosi to obose ba, maho ni mo mukahi tamaha zu.
Yanagi ha, geni koso susamazikari kere to miyuru mo, kinasi tamahe ru hito kara naru besi. Hikari mo naku kuroki kaineri no, sawisawisiku hari taru hitokasane, saru orimono no utiki ki tamahe ru, ito samuge ni kokorogurusi. Kasane no kinu nado ha, ikani sinasi taru ni ka ara m?
Ohom-hana no iro bakari, kasumi ni mo magiru maziu hanayaka naru ni, mi-kokoro ni mo ara zu uti-nageka re tamahi te, kotosara ni mi-kityau hiki-tukurohi hedate tamahu. Nakanaka, womna ha sasimo obosi tara zu, ima ha, kaku ahare ni nagaki mi-kokoro no hodo wo, odasiki mono ni utitoke tanomi kikoye tamahe ru ohom-sama, ahare nari.
Kakaru kata ni mo, osinabete no hito nara zu, itohosiku kanasiki hito no ohom-sama ni obose ba, ahare ni, ware dani koso ha to, mi-kokoro todome tamahe ru mo, arigataki zo kasi. Ohom-kowe nado mo, ito samuge ni, uti-wananaki tutu katarahi kikoye tamahu. Mi wadurahi tamahi te,
"Ohom-zo-domo no koto nado, usiromi kikoyuru hito ha haberi ya? Kaku kokoroyasuki ohom-sumahi ha, tada ito utitoke taru sama ni, hukumi naye taru koso yokere. Uhabe bakari tukurohi taru ohom-yosohi ha, ainaku nam."
to kikoye tamahe ba, kotigotisiku sasuga ni warahi tamahi te,
"Daigo no Azari-no-Kimi no ohom-atukahi si haberu tote, kinu-domo mo e nuhi habera de nam. Kahaginu wo sahe tora re ni si noti, samuku haberu."
to kikoye tamahu ha, ito hana akaki ohom-seuto nari keri. Kokoro utukusi to ihi nagara, amari utitoke sugi tari to obose do, koko nite ha, ito mame ni kisuku no hito nite ohasu.
"Kahaginu ha ito yosi. Yamabusi no minosirogoromo ni yuduri tamahi te ahe na m. Sate, kono itahari naki sirotahe no kinu ha, nanahe ni mo, nadoka kasane tamaha zara m? Saru beki woriwori ha, uti-wasure tara m koto mo odorokasi tamahe kasi. Motoyori oreoresiku, tayuki kokoro no okotari ni. Masite katagata no magirahasiki kihohi ni mo, onodukara nam."
to notamahi te, mukahi no Win no mi-kura ake sase tamahi te, kinu, aya nado tatematura se tamahu.
Are taru tokoro mo nakere do, sumi tamaha nu tokoro no kehahi ha siduka nite, omahe no kodati bakari zo ito omosiroku, koubai no saki ide taru nihohi nado, mihayasu hito mo naki wo miwatasi tamahi te,
"Hurusato no haru no kozuwe ni tadune ki te
yo no tune nara nu hana wo miru kana"
to hitorigoti tamahe do, kikisiri tamaha zari kem kasi.
[2-2 Genji visits to Utsusemi too]
Utusemi-no-Amagoromo ni mo, sasinozoki tamahe ri. Ukebari taru sama ni ha ara zu, kagoyaka ni tubonezumi ni sinasi te, Hotoke bakari ni tokoro e sase tatematuri te, okonahi tutome keru sama ahare ni miye te, kyau, Hotoke no ohom-kazari, hakanaku si taru aka no gu nado mo, wokasige ni namamekasiu, naho kokorobase ari to miyuru hito no kehahi nari.
Awonibi no kityou, kokorobahe wokasiki ni, itaku wi kakure te, sodeguti bakari zo iro koto naru simo natukasikere ba, namidagumi tamahi te,
"Matu-ga-urasima wo haruka ni omohi te zo yami nu bekari keru. Mukasi yori kokoroukari keru ohom-tigiri kana! Sasugani kabakari no ohom-mutubi ha, tayu mazikari keru yo!"
nado notamahu. Amagimi mo, mono-ahare naru kehahi ni te,
"Kakaru kata ni tanomi kikoye sasuru simo nam, asaku ha ara zu omohi tamahe sira re haberi keru."
to kikoyu.
"Turaki woriwori kasane te, kokoro madohasi tamahi si yo no mukuyi nado wo, Hotoke ni kasikomari kikoyuru koso kurusikere. Obosi siru ya? Kaku ito sunaho ni mo ara nu mono wo to, omohiahase tamahu koto mo ara zi ya ha to nam omohu."
to notamahu. "Kano asamasikari si yo no hurukoto wo kikioki tamahe ru na' meri." to, hadukasiku,
"Kakaru arisama wo goranzi hate raruru yori hoka no mukuyi ha, iduku ni ka habera m?"
tote, makoto ni uti-naki nu. Inisihe yori mo mono-hukaku hadukasigesa masari te, kaku mote hanare taru koto, to obosu simo, mihanati gataku obosa rure do, hakanaki koto wo notamahi kaku beku mo ara zu, ohokata no mukasi ima no monogatari wo si tamahi te, "Kabakari no ihukahi dani are kasi." to, anata wo miyari tamahu.
Kayau nite mo, ohom-kage ni kakure taru hitobito ohokari. Mina sasinozoki watasi tamahi te,
"Obotukanaki hikazu tumoru woriwori are do, kokoro no uti ha okotara zu nam. Tada kagiri aru miti no wakare nomi koso usirometakere. Inoti wo sira nu."
nado, natukasiku notamahu. Idure wo mo, hodohodo ni tuke te ahare to obosi tari. Ware ha to obosi agari nu beki ohom-mi no hodo nare do, sasimo kotokotosiku motenasi tamaha zu, tokoro ni tuke, hito no hodo ni tuke tutu, samazama amaneku natukasiku ohasimase ba, tada kabakari no mi-kokoro ni kakari te nam, ohoku no hitobito tosi wo he keru.
Kotosi ha Wotokotahuka ari. Uti yori Suzyakuwin ni mawiri te, tugi ni kono Win ni mawiru. Miti no hodo tohoku nado si te, yoakegata ni nari ni keri. Tuki no kumori naku sumi masari te, usuyuki sukosi hure ru niha no e nara nu ni, Tenzyaubito nado mo, mono no zyauzu ohokaru korohohi nite, hue no ne mo ito omosirou hukitate te, omahe ha koto ni kokorodukahi si tari. Ohom-katagata monomi ni watari tamahu beku, kanete ohom-seusoku-domo ari kere ba, hidari migi no tai, watadono nado ni, mi-tubone si tutu ohasa su.
Nisinotai-no-Himegimi ha, sinden no minami no ohom-kata ni watari tamahi te, konata no Himegimi ni ohom-taimen ari keri. Uhe mo hitotokoro ni ohasimase ba, mi-kityau bakari hedate te kikoye tamahu.
Suzyakuwin no kisaki no ohom-kata nado meguri keru hodo ni, yoru mo yauyau ake yuke ba, midumumaya nite kotosoga se tamahu beki wo, rei aru koto yori, hoka ni sama koto ni kuhahe te, imiziku mote hayasa se tamahu.
Kage susamaziki akatukidukuyo ni, yuki ha yauyau huri tumu. Matukaze kodakaku huki orosi, mono-susamaziku mo ari nu beki hodo ni, awoiro no nayebame ru ni, siragasane no iroahi, nani no kazari ka ha miyuru.
Kazasi no wata ha, nani no nihohi mo naki mono nare do, tokoro kara ni ya omosiroku, kokoro yuki, inoti noburu hodo nari.
Tono no Tyuuzyau-no-Kimi, Uti-no-Ohotono no Kimdati zo, kotoni sugure te meyasuku hanayaka naru.
Honobono to ake yuku ni, yuki yaya tiri te, sozoro samuki ni, Takekaha utahi te, kayore ru sugata, natukasiki kowegowe no, we ni mo kaki todome gatakara m koso kutiwosikere.
Ohom-katagata, idure mo idire mo otora nu sodeguti-domo, kobore ide taru kotitasa, mono no iroahi nado mo, akebono no sora ni, haru no nisiki tatiide ni keru kasumi no uti ka to miye watasa ru. Ayasiku kokoro no uti yuku mimono ni zo ari keru.
Saruha, kaukozi no yobanare taru sama, kotobuki no midarigahasiki, wokomeki taru koto wo, kotokotosiku torinasi taru, nakanaka nani bakari no omosirokaru beki hyausi mo kikoye nu mono wo. Rei no, wata kaduki watari te makade nu.
[3-2 Genji holds a his private banquet after Otoko-Touka]
Yo ake hate nure ba, ohom-katagata kaheri watari tamahi nu. Otodo-no-Kimi, sukosi ohotonogomori te, hi takaku oki tamahe ri.
"Tyuuzyau no kowe ha, Ben-no-Seusyau ni wosawosa otora za' meru ha! Ayasiu iusoku-domo ohiiduru korohohi ni koso are. Inisihe no hito ha, makoto ni kasikoki kata ya sugure taru koto mo ohokari kem, nasake-dati taru sudi ha, konokoro no hito ni e simo masara zari kem kasi. Tyuuzyau nado wo ba, sukusukusiki ohoyakebito ni sinasi te m to nam omohioki te si, midukara no ito azarebami taru katakunasisa wo, mote-hanare yo to omohi sika domo, naho sita ni ha hono-suki taru sudi no kokoro wo koso todomu beka' mere. Mote-sidume, sukuyoka naru uhabe bakari ha, urusaka' meri."
nado, ito utukusi to obosi tari. Bansu-raku, to ohom-kutizusami ni notamahi te,
"Hitobito no konata ni tudohi tamahe ru tuide ni, ikade mono no ne kokoromi te si gana. Watakusi no goen su besi."
to notamahi te, ohom-koto-domo no, uruhasiki hukuro-domo si te hime oka se tamahe ru, mina hikiide te, osi-nogohi, yurube ru wo, totonohe sase tamahi nado su. Ohom-katagata, kokorodukahi itaku si tutu, kokorogesau wo tukusi tamahu ram kasi.
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