Explanation about Japanese thing for foreigner
短歌-tanka-
英語ではthirty-one syllabled verse
内容
短歌の英語名
短歌って何?
短歌の形式について 短歌は57577の五句体
短歌と俳句の違い
短歌の起源と歴史
有名な短歌の紹介(英訳)
ぜひみんなも作ってみてください的な終わり
Short speech about Tanka
Hello everyone!
Today I will explain about Japanese traditional thing, Tanka!
It is said “thirty-one syllabled verse” in English.
Syllabled means 音節 verse means 詩 韻文
However you know this name is a little bit complex, so I’ll call this just “Tanka” sorry.
So, what‘s Tanka?
Tanka is kind of short verse or poetry. but there is rule to make it.
It have to be 5 sentences construction of 5 7 5 7 7 words.
For example, これやこの 行くもかへるも 別れては 知るも知らぬも 逢坂の関
Sounds good!
By the way, there are many kind of verse style like Tanka in japan.
Haiku is maybe more famous than Tanka.
It is shorter and simpler. Just 5 7 5 words.
But I think Haiku is too simple for foreigner and laypeople to understand.
It needs you much knowledge of Japanese and imagination.
So at first, I recommend to learn Tanka♪
OK, next, I’ll explain the history of Tanka!
The origin is unknown. However it first appeared in the 万葉集 that is the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry compiled sometime in the 奈良and 平安period. There are other styles of Japanese poetry in 万葉集, but those dropped away with times. Accordingly only Tanka exists still now.
The feature of 万葉集 is large range of writer’s class and living place.
It means Tanka was much popular among everyone.
They composed a Tanka as their daily custom.
The second big generation of Tanka was the time after 平安 period to 鎌倉・室町period. very long. Central book is 古今集 and 新古今集.
In this term, Tanka became to be for nobleman. More sensitive and technological.
While on the other hand, in the third generation of Tanka, Edo period, the movement for the restoration of normal Tanka that is not too sensitive not too technological, just explain feeling freely happened.
However, Because this was the time 鎖国, this movement didn’t work well. So Tanka was not popular for common people rather than 俳句.
Forth generation of Tanka is since Meiji period to now. In the Meiji 30’s, the new movement for the reorganization of Tanka stirred up by 与謝野鉄幹 and 正岡子規. They encourage to make Tanka freely as their feeling. And now, 100 years have passed since then, the central spirit is not changed.
As I stated above, Tanka has long history and has been made by many people.
Even for now, there are many Tanka lover. Many magazine about Tanka publish every year and every month.
At the last, I‘ll introduce a Tanka.
It’s my transration.
君かへす 朝の敷石さくさくと 雪よ林檎の 香の如く降れ
The morning has came. I let you go home and