澄んだ湖
葉山の「澄んだ湖」という詩が、昨年フランスペンクラブ主宰の「Nuits de la lecture - Nulle prison n'enfermera ton poème」という世界大会にて、日本語と英語で朗読されました。葉山は、当日体調不良で、訳者の岡和田晃さんが作品の紹介と代読をして下さいました。そして、セシル・ウムアニさんが即興で、仏訳版を朗読してくださっています。以下に、詩の全文と、会の記録のYouTubeを載せます。岡和田晃さんの登場は、４：３６：０７からです。
澄んだ湖
葉山美玖
皆がサナトリウムの食堂で
大人の塗り絵をしているところに
一人のおじさんが入って来た
おじさんはＴＶの前で
受付の自販機にある
ジンジャーエールの缶ばかり飲んでいる
ある時
しかしおじさんは突然に
色鉛筆を使って
山と湖の絵を描き始めた
小学生のかくような絵だ
でも色合いが途方もなく澄んでいて
水面には山々が映っていて
何かとても大切なもの
ひきつけられるものがあった
皆が感心していると
ワーカーさんが
ペーパークラフトの黒い厚紙の切れっ端で
額縁を作ってくれて
その絵は食堂の隅に
飾られることになった
時々誰かが
湖の絵を見つめていて
湖水には
赤と黄の旗のヨットが走っているけれども
別に誰も
おじさんをやたらと持ち上げたりしない
おじさんは相変わらず
ＴＶの前で機嫌よく
金色の缶でほろ酔い気分だ
絵は本当にひかっている
けれどもおじさんは家に帰ったら
相変わらず
腰が少し曲がったまんまで
酔っ払っているのかも知れない
でもワーカーさんは一言
「Ｔさんの心はこの湖みたいに澄んでいるんだねえ」
と
言った
私もそう思った
それで十二分だと思った
人間の尊厳とは
ありのままに認められて
望んでいないのに人の思い通りにされないことだ
The Clear Lake
Miku HAYAMA
In the cafeteria of the Sanatorium,
As everyone paints their coloring books,
An aged man has come in.
Sitting in front of the TV,
He's always drinking a can of ginger ale,
That he bought it from the vending machine at the reception.
But one day, suddenly,
He has started to draw,
A picture of a mountain and a lake.
It looked like something a primary schoolboy would draw,
But the colors were so, so clear.
In pure water,
There reflected the mountain,
And there was something important, so important.
And there were full of elements that fascinated people.
While everyone was admiring,
A caseworker made a frame of the picture,
Out of a piece of black cardboard.
The masterpiece was decided to be hung,
In the corner of the dining room.
Sometimes, someone stares at the picture,
There is a red-flag yacht and a yellow-flag one sailing on the lake,
No one flatters the man too much.
He is still in good humor,
Sitting in front of the TV,
Drinking a ginger ale from a golden can.
The picture is so fantastic,
But when he comes home,
He remains a little bent over,
Maybe he's still drunk,
But the caseworker mumbled a few words,
"Mr. K's heart is as clear as this lake, isn't it?"
I have completely agreed.
I thought that was more than enough.
I am convinced that human dignity is,
To be recognized for the people as they are,
Not to be manipulated into doing what people want without their consent.
(Translated by Akira OKAWADA)
〇Miku HAYAMA
Poet, A member of Japan Poet’s Association, and The Japan Writer’s Association.
She was raised by intellectual class parents, nevertheless, she has suffered from nonconformity to Japanese society since childhood.
At 30 years old, she started writing poetry and expressing her own mental disorder.
She published four poetry books, and recently, she also writes some novels.
She admires writers such as J.D. Salinger, Philip Roth, and E.L. Konigsburg.
