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Poems of the Meiji Emperor
(Meiji Tenno Gyosei)
| 01.Tsuki Aki no yono Tsuki wa mukashi ni Kawaranedo Yoni naki hito no Ooku narinuru | The Moon The moon of the autumn night still remains as same as long time ago but so many people passed away from this world. ========== Aki (Autumn) no Yo (night) no Tsuki (moon) wa Mukashi (long ago) ni Kawaranedo (no change). Yo (this world) ni Naki hito (deceased) no Ooku narinuru (increasing) |
| 02. Ten Asamidori Sumiwatari keru Oozora no Hiroki wo onoga Kokoro tomogana | The Heaven (Sky) I wish my heart could be as clear and broad as the great sky and the spring green field. ========== Asamidori (early green) Sumiwatari (clear away) keru Oozora (great sky) no Hiroki (large, broad) Onoga (my, own) Kokoro (heart) Tomogana (along with) |
| 03. Ori ni furete Atsushi tomo Iwarezari keri Niekaeru Mizuta ni tateru Shizu wo omoeba | On Occasion (Occassional Thought) You shouldn’t be complaining about hot humid weather. Think about farmers who have to work in rice field in such a severe condition. ========== Atsushi (hot, humid) tomo Iwarezarikeri (shouldn’t say) Niekaeru (boiling hot) Mizuta (rice paddy) ni Tateru (stand, work) Shizu (lower class people, farmers) wo Omoeba (think about) |
| 04. Ochibakaze Amatatabi Shigurete someshi Momijiba Wo Tada hitokaze no Chirashinuru kana | Wind on Falling Leaves It took many days and nights to perfect the color of maple leaves but only a single gust of wind would blow them away. Beauty could be fragile. ========== Amatatabi (many times) Shigurete (day turn to night) Someshi (colored) Momijiba (maple leaves) wo Tada (only) Hitokaze (a gust of wind) no Chirashinuru (blow away) kana |
| 05. Ori ni furete Amadari ni Kubomeri ishi wo Mitemo shire Kataki waza tote Omoi sutemeya | Occassional Thought Watch and learn from the stone that has been hollowed by raindrops. Discard the idea that achieving a task is too difficult. Nothing is impossible ========== Amadare (raindrops) ni Kubomeru (hollowed) Ishi (stone) wo Mite (see, watch) mo. Shire (learn) Kataki (difficult) Waza (task) tote Omoi (idea, thought) stemeya (discard) |
| 06. Ori ni furete Ten wo urami hito wo togamuru koto mo araji waga ayamachi wo omoikaeseba | Occasional thought How could you resent heaven (God) and blame others if you’d only recall and admit your own false and mistake. ========== Ten (Heaven, God) wo Urami (resent) Hito (people) wo Togamuru (blame) Koto (act) mo Araji (none) Waga (own) Ayamachi (false) wo Omoikaeseba (recall) |
| 07.Ori ni furete Ayamatamu Koto mo koso are Yononaka wa Amari ni mono wo Omoi sugoseba. | Occasional thought People in this society worry too much and overly cautious about everything. We all make mistakes sometimes in our life. ========== Ayamatan (made mistake) Koto (thing) mo Kotoare (happen) Yononaka (society) wa Amari (too many) ni Mono (things) wo Omisugoseba (think too much) |
| 08.Tomo Ayamachi wo Isame kawashite Shitashimu ga Makoto no tomo no Kokoro naruramu | Friend It’s the true sprit of friendship if each of you point out other’s mistake and remonstrate no matter how close you are. ========== Ayamachi (mistake) wo Isame(remonstrate) kawashite (exchange) Shitashimu (become initmate) ga Makoto (true) no Tomo (friend) no Kokoro (heart, spirit) naruramu |
| 09. Ganjyo matsu/ iwawo no ue no matsu Arashi fuku Yo nimo ugokuna Hito gokoro Iwao ni nezasu Matsu no gotokuni | A Pine Tree on a Rock No matter how harsh and stormy this world become, I wish people’s heart remain as solid and undisturbed as a pine tree rooted on the rock. ========== Arashi (storm) Fuku (blow) Yo (world) nimo Ugokuna (don’t be moved) Hitogokoro (human heart) Iwao (rock) ni Nezasu (rooted) Matsu (pine tree) no Gotokuni (as, like) |
| 10.Nami Areruka to Mireba nagiyuku Unabara no Nami koso hito no Yo ni nitarikere | The Wave It seems to be stormy one moment but next moment it is calm. The wave in the ocean and the human society is so much alike. ========== Areru (become rough) ka to Mireba (seem) Nagiyuku (calm down) Unabara (ocean) no. Nami (wave) koso Hito (people) no Yo (society) ni Nitari (alike) kere |
| 11. Won no furete Ie tomite Akanukoto naki Minari tomo Hito no tsutome ni Okotaruna yume | Occasional Thought Even though you have obtained wealth and problem free life, Please never forget the moral and obligations of the true human kind. ========== Ie (family, manhood) Akanukoto (problems) Naki (none) Mi (self) tomo Hito (human) no Tsutome (obligations) ni Okotaru (ignore) na Yume (never) |
| 12. Kyodal Ie no kaze Fukisohamu yo mo Miyurukana Tsuranaru eda no Shigeriai tsutsu | Brothers (Siblings) Although many siblings exist in a family, sometime the traditional family values seem to be lost and people live in disharmony in this society. ========== Ie (family) no Kaze (wind) – family tradition in this case. Fukisowan (not in harmony). Yo (society) mo miyuru (seem to be )kana. Turanaru (connected) Eda (branch) no. Shigeriai (grow over) tsutsu (continuously) |
| 13. Kokoro Ikanaramu Kotoaru toki mo Utsusemi no Hito no kokoro yo Yutaka naranamu | Heart (Spirit) No matter what happens (hardship and misfortune) in their lifetime, I wish people’s heart and soul remain open and abundant. ========== Ikanaran (what sort of) Kotoaru (happening) Toki (time) mo Utsusemi (life) no Hito (people) no Kokoro (heart) yo Yutaka (rich, abundance) naruramu |
| 14. Kusuri Iku kusuri Motomemu yorimo Tsuneni mi no Yashinaigusa wo Tsumeyo tozo omou. | Medicine Instead of seeking many other medicines to cure their illness, I wish people would always honor their own body's healing ability and take good care of themselves. ========== Kusuri means medicines (doctors). Motomemu means seek, want, desire. etc. Mi (body) yashinaigusa (nurishing herbs - healing ability in this case). |
| 15. Ori ni furete Ikusa-bito Ikanaru nobe ni Akasuramu Ka no koe shigeku Nareru yo gorowo | Occasional Thought As I hear increased sound of mosquitoes, I feel deeply for my solders. How would they sleep through the night since battlefield must be filled with mosquitoes, too. ========== Ikusabito (soldiers) Ikanaru (what sort of) Nobe (field) ni Akasuran (spend night) Ka (mosquitoes) no Koe (sound) Shigeku (increase) Nareru (become) Yogoro (night) wo |
| 16. Kyouiku/Oshie Isao aru Hito wo oshie no Oya to shite Oboshi tatenamu Yamato nadeshiko | Education For gracious Japanese ladies, please choose meritorious people for role model and learn your lifelong lesson from them. ========== Isao (merit) Aru (posses) Hito (people) wo Oshie (lesson) no Oya (master) to shite Oboshitatenamu (grow up) Yamato (Japan) Nadeshiko (pink flowers/women) |
| 17. Mizu no ue no Ochibana Ike no omo Ni nozomeru hana No ureshiki Wa chiretemo mizu Ni ukabu narikeri | A Flower on the Water It’s wonderful to see flowers that grow over the pond. It’ll float on the water and still beautiful even after fell off from the stem. ========== Ike (pond) no Omo (surface) ni Nozomeru (be sighted) Hana (flower) no Ureshiki (pleasurable) wa Chirite (fell off) mo Mizu (water) ni Ukabu (float) narikeri |
| 18. Tsukimae Hotaru Ike no omo Wa tsuki ni yuzurite Ashi no ha no Shigemi gakure ni Yuku hotoro kana | The Moon and the Firefly The moon reflects so beautifully over the pond, a humble firefly compromises its existence by flying behind the bushes of reed leaves. ========== Ike (pond) no Omo (surface) wa Tsuki (moon) ni Yuzurite (surrender) Ashi no ha (Reed leaves) no Shigemi (bush) Gakure (hide) ni Yuku (going) Hotaru (firefly) kana |
| 19. Tama Isasaka no Kizu naki tama mo Tomosureba Chiri ni hikari wo Usinai ni keri | Jewell Even a perfect scratch-less jewel could lose its beauty and brightness by a little dust. Human heart and soul needs constant polishing in order to be kept clear. ========== Isasaka (a little) no Kizu (scratch) Naki (none) Tama (Jewel) mo Tomosureba (tendency of) Chiri (dust) ni Hikari (shine, brightness) wo Ushinai (lose) ni keri |
| 20. Ori ni Furete Ichihayaku Susuman yorimo Okotaruna Manabi no michi ni Tateru warawabe | Occasional thought For youthful students, do not hurry to get ahead. Do not neglect your work. True leaning take a long and constant studying. ========== Ichihayaku (faster, ahead of others) Susuman (progress) yorimo (rather) Okotaruna (do not neglect) Manabi (learning) no Michi (path) ni Tateru (standing) Warawabe (children) |
| 26. Mizu Utsuwa niha shitagai nagara iwagane mo tosu ha mizu no chikara narikere | Water Water does not oppose any vessels and it is stayed as the vessel form. Water seems to be obedient, flexible, and not self-assertive. However, water can break rocks with its consecutive concentrated drops. So people should also have flexibility for any situation such as thought and human relationship, and have consecutive concentration to do something important. |
| 75. Yuube Kurenubeku narite iyoiyo oshimu kana nasukoto nakute sugishi hitohiwo | Evening Today I had nothing to do and I find that now is evening. I felt sorry for that at first, but I changed my mind that this is not so bad, is it? Yes, it is BAD because any moment is very precious for people and I waste my precious time today. Well, however, I should not regret my passed day for so long. Now I try to live my new day without regret. |
| 88. Hito Nanigoto mo omouga mamani narazaru ga kaerite hito no mi no tameni koso | People No one can always live at his/her own will. People get disappointed and feel discontent when things do not go as they expected. The expectation and desire, however, cannot be satisfied completely but grow more if a desire is satisfied, and at last, it will result in ruin. So I think that reality with much unintentional ??? |
| 106. Kami Me ni mie nu ka- mi ni mukaite haji- zaru wa hito no kokoro no mako- to nari keri | God You have a right pure soul if you have nothing to be ashamed of in front of God, whom you cannot see, who knows you all. I wish everyone had such soul. |
| 111. Matsu Yuki ni tae arashi ni taeshi nochi ni koso matsu no kurai mo takaku miekere | Pine Tree People have been liked pine tree because it is said that pine tree bring good luck. And people evaluate the shape and balance of pine tree, but the real worth is different. When the coldest winter came after the lapse of many years, pine trees could survive deep snow and storm though other trees died all. Pine trees showed their toughness and people evaluated the great pine trees. |
| 121. ? Hito no koko- ro o kagami ni hashite | ? A person's feeling is flowing out through a looking glass or mirror. |
| 122 ? Yo watari no michi no toutome ni okotaru na kokoro ni kana fu-asobi aritemo | ? The path that we follow in the world and the task we try not to do, do we have to turn pur back, though in our heart they don't give us pleasure. |
| 123? Waga kokoro ware to o ri o ri- ka e ri miyo, shirazu-shirazu mo mayofu koto mo ari O ri ni furete | ? The self-centered and we have reasons, and these reasons we think about yet you don't know, yet you don't know, you'll still get lost. Yet you'll feel the reasons and truth. We will still improve |
| 124? Yo mono umi mina hara hara to omo fu yo ni nado nami kaze no tachi sawagu ramu | ? In this world all, from the sea to the plain, and the rest, the waves and nature have their own noise, sound. |
| 125. Kagami Ware mo mata sarani migakamu kumorinaki hitono kokorowo kagami ni ha site | Mirror I wish my mind clear like great people unknown but have great mind and soul. Though I am the Emperor, I am not a great as a human. |
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