The Saffron-Flower: Understanding Genji's Poem
- In the excerpt from The Saffron-Flower, Myobu anxiously waits for a letter from Genji, imagining the princess' suffering. When the letter finally arrives, the princess is unable to understand its meaning.
- The poem 'Scarce had the evening mist lifted and revealed the prospect to my sight when the night rain closed gloomily about me' is a reflection of Genji's emotions. It signifies his disappointment and loneliness.
- The phrase 'Genji did not intend ever to come again' implies that Genji has decided not to visit the princess' house anymore. The ladies of the household interpret this as a sign that he has lost interest in the princess.
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When hour after hour went by and still no letter came, Myobu began to feel very sorry for the princess whom she imagined to be suffering acutely from Genji's incivility. But in reality the poor lady was still far too occupied with shame and horror at what had happened the night before to think of anything else, and when late in the evening Genji's note at last arrived she could not understand in the least what it meant. It began with the poem: "Scarce had the evening mist lifted and revealed the prospect to my sight when the night rain closed gloomily about me." "I shall watch with impatience for a sign that the clouds are breaking," the letter continued. The ladies of the household at once saw with consternation the meaning of this note: Genji did not intend ever to come again. 源氏物語の『The Saffron-Flower』（末摘花）からの抜粋です。 末摘花（常陸宮の娘）の元に源氏から後朝の手紙が届いた場面です。 以下の源氏の和歌の個所がわかりません。 Scarce had the evening mist lifted and revealed the prospect to my sight when the night rain closed gloomily about me. Scarceが否定語の副詞のために倒置になっていると思うのですが、ここはどうやって訳すのでしょうか？ また、最後にGenji did not intend ever to come again.とあるのですが、 なぜ源氏は二度と来るつもりはない、と末摘花の家の女性たちは思ったのでしょうか？ I shall watch with impatience for a sign that the clouds are breakingとあるので、雲の晴間を待っている（この意味の取り方でよいでしょうか？）＝また会いたい、というようにも思ったのですが。 よろしくお願いいたします。
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1) Scarce had ～ について 辞書を引けば scarce = scarcely は載っていると思います。 したがって、倒置を元に戻して The evening mist scarcely lifted and revealed the prospect of my sight. と同じと考えて訳します。 2) 女房たちの考えについて これについては当時の貴族の習俗を知らないと想像しにくいと思いますが、この場面は光源氏と末摘花との初夜の翌日であり、普通であれば二日目以降しばらくの間は夜になると男が通ってくるのが当然とされていました。 それを「雨が降ってるから今日はごめんね！」みたいな手紙が来たとなると、普通の人は「うわぁ…… ダメだこりゃ……」と思うわけです。車に乗って来るんだから雨なんか関係ないはずですよね。 「二度と来ない」とたしかに英文には書いてありますが、アーサー・ウェイリー訳は今でいう「超訳」なので、ちょっと勇み足の感じがありますね。 このサイトで質問することが悪いとは思いませんが、Google検索をもっとガシガシ使うと、答えには簡単にたどりつけたと思います。青空文庫で与謝野訳も読めますし、Google Booksでウェイリー英訳も参照できます。
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Scarce had the evening mist lifted and revealed the prospect to my sight when the night rain closed gloomily about me. 「夕霧の晴るるけしきもまだ見ぬに いぶせさそふる宵の雨かな 雲間待ち出でむほど、いかに心もとなう」 I shall watch with impatience for a sign that the clouds are breaking 「かかることを、悔しなどは言ふにやあらむ。さりとていかがはせむ。我は、さりとも、心長く見果ててむ」⇒何度かアプローチをかけたのだが、相手にされていないと感じを源氏が受けたものと思います。 ＞雲の晴間を待っている（この意味の取り方でよいでしょうか？）＝また会いたい、というようにも思ったのですが。 この解釈でOKと思います。 ”雲の晴間”⇒ ”心を開いてくれる” のを待つ にかけた言葉と思います。 参考： http://www.sainet.or.jp/~eshibuya/text06.html 末摘花 項の第六段 あたりを参照ください。
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With his usual frankness he said to Genji: "I wonder whether you have had any answer. I must confess that as an experiment I too sent a mild hint, but without any success, so I have not repeated it." "So he too has been trying his hand," thought Genji, smiling to himself. "No," he answered aloud, "my letter did not need an answer, which was perhaps the reason that I did not receive one." From this enigmatic reply Chujo deduced that Genji had been in communication of some kind with the lady and he was slightly piqued by the fact that she had shown a preference between them. Genji's deeper feelings were in no way involved, and though his vanity was a little wounded he would not have pursued the matter farther had he not known the persuasive power of Chujo's style, and feared that even now she might overcome her scruples and send him a reply. 源氏物語の『末摘花』からの抜粋です。 １人の女性、"末摘花"を巡って源氏と頭中将（源氏の義兄、恋敵）が会話をしている場面です。 以下の個所について教えてください。 【though his vanity was a little wounded he would not have pursued the matter farther had he not known the persuasive power of Chujo's style, and feared that even now she might overcome her scruples and send him a reply.】 この英文の前半の構造ですが though his vanity was a little wounded he would not have pursued the matter farther had he not known the persuasive power of Chujo's style though his vanity was a little wounded たとえ彼の虚栄心が少し傷つけられても he would not have pursued the matter farther 彼はその事を更に追求しなかっただろう となると思うのですが その後の had he not known the persuasive power of Chujo's styleの部分が倒置のようにも思え、よくわかりません。また前の部分とのつながりはどのように読んでいけばよいのでしょうか？ また後半の feared that even now she might overcome her scruples and send him a reply. この部分は、he would not have feared that even now she might ～と読むのでしょうか？ 【】の部分の訳はどのようになるのでしょうか？ よろしくお願いいたします。
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回答ありがとうございます。 scarce = scarcely はわかったのですが、全体的に通る訳にできませんでした。2）についての解説、とてもよくわかりました。 日本語訳で意味は掴みながら読んでいるのですが、ウェイリーの英訳自体についてわからないところが出てきます。（本も持っています） また、機会がありましたらよろしくお願いします。