先日アメリカの人たちが祈りをささげているニュースが流れ、
この言葉が聞こえてきたので検索してみました。
宮沢賢治の詩の翻訳はいくつかあるようですが、
聞こえてきたのはこれでした。
宮沢賢治が生まれる２か月前には、三陸地震津波があり、
5日後には奥羽地震があったそうです。（ウィキペディアより）
東北の方々の我慢強さ、思いやりが、ここに象徴されると共に、
励まされる気がします。
一つ一つの言葉が素敵なので、借りものですが掲載します。
Unbeaten by rain
Unbeaten by wind
Unbowed by the snow and the summer heat
Strong in body
Free from greed
Without any anger
Always serene
With a handful of brown rice a day
Miso and a small amount of vegetables suffice
Whatever happens
Consider yourself last, always put others first
Understand from your observation and experience
Never lose sight of these things
In the shadows of the pine groves in the fields
Live modestly under a thatched roof
In the East, if there is a sick child
Go there and take care of him
In the West, if there is an exhausted mother
Go there and relieve her of her burden
In the South, if there is a man near death
Go there and comfort him, tell him “Don’t be afraid”
In the North, if there is an argument and a legal dispute
Go there and persuade them it’s not worth it
In a drought, shed tears
In a cold summer, carry on
Even with a sense of loss
Being called a fool
Being neither praised nor a burden
Such a person I want to be
Translation Copyright © 2011 by Catherine Iwata, Fredrich Ulrich, Orlagh O’Reilly, Helen Bartos, Minaeri Park, Mokmi Park, Helen Bartos, Sophie Sampson, Kotomi Okbo, Eva Tuunanen, Alessanra Lauria, Sophie Sampson, Miwa Block, Nancy O’Reilly, Jasmina Vico & Yasuko Akiyama
This poem was written by Kenji Miyazawa from Iwate prefecture. It has never been so impressive as present time.