久留米の老舗スペイン料理店 「EL BARCO」 にて極上のランチを堪能。 ふと横の壁の「詩句」に目が行く。 マスターに意味を尋ねると、「万歳、愛、自由ー。あとはお調べください」だった。 帰宅して、コンピューターに聞いてみると、はは！ 驚きと笑いの答え。この詩句をもとに詩作したのが、『¡Viva lo escondido! 〜隠されたもの、万歳！』 日本語字幕版もあるので、笑っていただけたら、さいわい！ I enjoyed an exquisite lunch at EL BARCO, a Spanish restaurant in Kurume. Then my eyes happened to fall on a “verse” written on the wall beside me. When I asked the owner what it meant, he said, “Long live, love, freedom… As for the rest, please look it up.” After I got home, I asked my computer about it — ha! The answer was both surprising and hilarious. The poem I wrote based on that verse is: ¡Viva lo escondido! — Long Live the Hidden! Please enjoy the original video or one with English subtitles / CC.
【海の日に寄せて】A Song of the Sea~John Ruskin 「海の詩歌（うた）」ジョン・ラスキンをJazz風に朗詠！
J・ラスキンを知ったのは、井上義夫氏訳『ヴェネツィアの石』『フィレンツェの朝』を手にしたのがきっかけ。Wikipediaによると、著名な美術評論家だが、学生時代は詩人を志していたようで、早速検索してみたら、彼の詩集が出てきた。そして、もっとも私の詩心を魅了したのは、彼の大学時代の手稿だった。オークション・サイトでそれを発見。これは歌えるかも？、と感じた途端、メロディーが降りてきた。折りしも、Nuyorican Potes CafeのOnline Open Micのテーマが「Moon Song」でもあったので、ホストのElemet2alにも久しぶりに会いたかったから、十日ほどで動画を作った。私の歌唱はさておき（お聴き苦しくて申し訳ない）、膨大な著作を残した巨匠の、若き日の詩とは思えぬ老成した鎮魂歌だ。戦争を追慕してしまう夏に相応しい秀作を、お楽しみください。原文、と、日本語版、有り。
I first discovered John Ruskin through Yoshio Inoue’s Japanese translations of The Stones of Venice and Mornings in Florence. According to Wikipedia, Ruskin was a renowned art critic, but it seems that during his student days, he aspired to be a poet. That piqued my curiosity, so I searched for his poetry—and sure enough, I found a collection of his verses. But what truly stirred my poetic heart was a manuscript from his university years. I stumbled upon it on an auction site, and the moment I saw it, I thought, “Maybe I can sing this.” As soon as that thought crossed my mind, a melody came to me.
Coincidentally, the theme of the upcoming Nuyorican Poets Cafe Online Open Mic was “Moon Song,” and I also wanted to see the host, Elemet2al, again. So I created the video in about ten days.
As for my singing—please forgive its roughness—but I hope you'll enjoy this remarkably mature and solemn requiem, which is hard to believe was penned by a young man who would later become a giant of letters. It’s a beautiful work that feels especially fitting for this summer season, when memories of war so often return to us.
Autograph manuscript poem “A Song of the Sea”, initialled JR
Written by Mr. John Ruskin | Christ Church | Oxford. Ruskin matriculated in October 1836, and devoted much of his time at Oxford to writing verse. He won the prestigious Newdigate Prize in 1839.
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