大昔、太鼓と共に歌ったことのある詩を再現。 尺八、アコギ、ストリングスで演出。編集には、八代亜紀の「舟唄」を何度も聞いて学ぶ。 編曲の力は絶大。まさに生殺与奪、その詩、曲を生かすも殺すもアレンジ次第と痛感させられた。 I recreated a poem I once performed long ago, singing it alongside taiko drums. This time I arranged it with shakuhachi, acoustic guitar, and strings. While editing, I studied by listening to Yashiro Aki’s “Funauta” over and over. (Yashiro Aki is the late Japanese Singer.)The power of arrangement is immense—truly a matter of life and death. It made me realize, painfully, that whether a poem or song is brought to life or ruined depends on the arrangement.
【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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