李白 (Li Po)

Yesterday I bought a book about 李白(Rihaku in Japanese, Li Po in English) who was a poet in China in 8th century. He is very famous in Japan too. I prefer 杜甫(Toho in Japanese, Tu Fu in English) but I enjoyed 李白's poems very much. Toho is also very famous in Japan. Toho was affected by Zen buddhism, as I recall.



Some Rihaku's poems like a travel. I can imagine many sights in China. I loved to read 三国志(Sangokushi in Japanese) when I was a junior high school student. Sangokushi would be translated to Three Kingdom Saga in English. 李白 often travel where I know the name and history from Three Kingdom Saga and the sight he made me to feel is really nice.



His poems I translated.



"A poem at Kei county."



A strong wind blows up around Hakutei castle.

The water surface, rippling.

No one try to run through prestigious choke point, Kutou-canyon on May.

In the season, oats ripens, silkworm becomes moth.

I spin a thread, yearning the man (who has gone away to the canyon).

But,

my heart is all in pieces.

Cuckoo eagerly flies, singing (saying "Don't go away!").

I'm lovesick, concerning her.



"Travel to Kou, arriving where, so far a way."



I ship and go to Go-so.

The ship is deluxe, very large, over 120 yards.

Strong wind blows up sail.

At the fall of night,

I arrived one place, thousands miles from where I was.

I drank when I said good bye,

but I still don't get sober.

However, I've become a stranger.

I lonely for you, I can't meet you.

I have a view of Chang Jiang in my heart in sadness.



I also buy a book explaining about English honorifics. I found I use brusque English expressions. If I upset you, I'm very sorry. I'll learn about honorifics little bit at a time. Please be patient. Please wait in patience.



Last night I ate Sushi at department store in my city. I ordered Chirashi zushi and Kanpachi and Kohada(spotted shad). The Kohada was not delicious. Kohada is one of cheepest sushi menu. But it is said sushi chef who make very delicious Kohada is great sushi chef. That is, I tested him. Because his sushi always is not delicious. The Kohada tasted very bad. Kohada is pickling in vinegar sushi.



My friend who is traveling Hokkaido in Japan sent me a photo what she was eating in a restaurant where I ate raw fishes last winter. I feel envious. We can't eat such delicious and freshest raw fishes in Tokyo. I'll go there to eat again! Since I ate raw fish at Otaru in Hokkaido, Japan, I became not to able to enjoy raw fishes in Tokyo. I ate four or five peaces of tuna-raw-fish at the restaurant in Otaru. It costed me to 700 yen, $6 or so but I guess it would cost me at least 5,000 yen, $40 or so in Ginza, Tokyo and it would not more delicious than it I ate. I must visit Otaru again!!! I eat it until I die! I eat it even if I die!



Have a wonderful life with freshest sushi.



I took the photo at Yasukuni shrine.