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【アメリカ建国250年・独立記念日に寄せて】O Captain! My Captain!by Walt Whitman Recitation & Music
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   本年の7月4日はアメリカ建国250年とのことで、W・ホイットマンの「O Captain! My Captain!（おお、船長！わが船長！）を、ポップビートに乗せて朗誦した。ペシミスティックな内容をさらにペシミスティックにするような明るい曲調に仕上げた。確かに生きにくい世の中だが、自滅を望まぬ限り、なんとか希望にしがみつき生きてゆかねばならない。 　ありがとう、ホイットマン！ 　This July 4 marks the 250th anniversary of American independence. To commemorate the occasion, I recited Walt Whitman’s “O Captain! My Captain!” over a pop beat. 　I set this pessimistic poem to a bright musical style—one that, paradoxically, makes its pessimism feel even deeper. 　Yes, we live in a difficult world. But unless we wish for our own self-destruction, we have no choice but to cling somehow to hope and keep on living. 　Thank you, Whitman!
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【Kamikaze Toasts】 except for the haiku 'How pitifully' by Matsuo Basho〜A historical picture scroll of the battle written in haiku.

Kamikaze Toasts

bY POETAQ

except for the haiku 'How pitifully' by Matsuo Basho


How pitifully

Beneath the warrior’s helm

A cricket’s weeping

—Basho,1689


Divine wind blew strong

In thirteenth century’s storm

Mongol’s fate undone　


Time passes still cruel

World War II’s fierce battles

Kamikaze’s fall   


Now divine drones soar

Unmanned weapons claim human tolls

Civilization?  


Lending foes & friends

To merchants, death & interest

Same amusement, ends?　


Sirs in the salon

Satanic saints raise their toasts

“Voulez-vous Encore?”(“Would you like more?”)


【Image Courtesy】

“Red armor” by photoB (photoAC)

“Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba(circa 1293)”　Author: unknown

(Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain, including in the U.S.) 

“Wine toast” by Babylone (illustAC)

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