today's song

In the morning I practiced playing the harmonica.
I practiced some songs for harmonica volunteering.

One of them was "uruwashiki-tennen。"

Do you know this song?

This song reminds me of the Kinoshita Circus.
I remember my mother taking me to the Circus.
Was the song the theme music of the Circus?

This song makes me sentimental.
I don't know why.

Is it because I miss Mother?
Is it because I remember feeling sorry for the animals
in the Circus?

　　美しき天然

(1) 空にさえずる　鳥の声
　　峯(ﾐﾈ)より落つる　滝の音
　　大波小波　とうとうと
　　響き絶やせぬ　海の音
　　聞けや人々　面白き
　　この天然の　音楽を
　　調べ自在に　弾きたもう
　　神の御手(ｵﾝﾃ)の　尊しや

(2) 春は桜の　あや衣(ｺﾞﾛﾓ)
　　秋はもみじの　唐錦(ｶﾗﾆｼｷ)
　　夏は涼しき　月の絹
　　冬は真白き　雪の布
　　見よや人々　美しき
　　この天然の　織物(ｵﾘﾓﾉ)を
　　手際(ﾃｷﾞﾜ)見事に　織りたもう
　　神のたくみの　尊しや

(3) うす墨ひける　四方(ﾖﾓ)の山
　　くれない匂う　横がすみ
　　海辺はるかに　うち続く
　　青松白砂(ｾｲｼｮｳﾊｸｻ)の　美しさ
　　見よや人々　たぐいなき
　　この天然の　うつし絵を
　　筆も及ばず　かきたもう
　　神の力の　尊しや

(4) 朝(ｱｼﾀ)に起こる　雲の殿(ﾄﾉ)
　　夕べにかかる　虹の橋
　　晴れたる空を　見渡せば
　　青天井に　似たるかな
　　仰(ｱｵ)げ人々　珍(ﾒｽﾞ)らしき
　　この天然の　建築を
　　かく広大に　建てたもう
　　神のみ業(ﾜｻﾞ)の　尊しや

walking to Showa Kinen Park (2)

(Showa Kinen Park)














(tochi-no-ki)

walking to Showa Kinen Park (1)

This morning I saw many people walking
in front of my apartment.

"Oh, I want to be one of them! I'd also
like to walk as far as I can," I thought.

At Tamagawa-josui Station I was wondering
whether to go on or to return.

Then I saw a group of 6 people walking
to Showa Kinen Park.

I asked them to show me the way
to Showa Kinen Park.

Then they told me to walk with them.
"Thank you so much!" I said.
How kind they were!

I enjoyed walking and talking with them,
arriving at Sunagawa-guchi of Showa Kinen Park.

I said good bye to them at Sunagawa-guchi
and walked to the open space, Minna-no harappa.

Poppies were in full bloom. They were so bright
and beautiful.

I ate onigiri in the open space.

I walked to Tachikawa Station, got into a train
on Chuo Line and came back to the apartment.

I was grateful that I was able to walk
to Showa Kinen Park.

It was my first experience to walk
to Showa Kinen Park.

I walked 25716 steps today.

(Tamagawa-josui)


(a gentelman painting a picture--Tamagawa-josui)




(on the way to Showa Kinen Park)

talking with a farmer

After saying good-bye to koharu,
I went shopping at a nearby supermarket.

On the way I saw a farmer taking care of his field.

He was giving additional fertilizer to his potatoes in the field.

I enjoyed talking with him.

He was kind and told me about growing vegetables.

I knew he loved his vegetables so much.

(kind farmer)


(potatoes)


(kinu-saya)