A Japanese miscellany - University of Oregon

148 Japanese Miscellany
(Province ofl^umo.)
Yuki ya
! ! !
Konko ya
Arare ya
Konko ya
Omae no sedo de
Dango mo nieru,
Azuki mo nieru,
Yamado wa modoru,
Akago wa hoeru,
Shakushi wa miezu,
Yare isogashiya na
Snow-grains I hail-grains ! —
! ;
In your kitchen dumplings
are boiling; beans too are boiling; the huntsman is return-
ing ; the baby is squalling ; the ladle is missing 1 —
a flurry and worry I
(Star-song— Province oflga.)
— Hoshi San, Hoshi San !
Hitori-boshi de denu monja;
Sen mo, man mo deru monja.
— Mr. star, Mr. Star I
For a single star to rise alone is not right
O what
Even a thousand, even ten thousand should rise together ! i
' Sung when the first stars begin to twinkle after sundown.