Re: Senryuu containing the word ?? (chimata)

On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:43:51 -0700, Don Kirkman wrote:

It seems to me I heard somewhere that Phil Yff wrote in article
<odmn2xw4iai1.14ixcwxay2igm$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxx>:

We had a thread about senryuu (short humorous or quixotic verse) and a
thread where we ended up talking about the shades of meaning of 巷 (ちまた -
chimata) whose meanings range from street or section of town to society,
public, public opinion, etc. Just for the fun of it, I thought I’d try to
find senryuu that contained the word 巷 (ちまた - chimata) and came up with a
couple. Because of the tight, terse construction they are hard to
translate. For example, in the first one, there is no particle between
巷(chimata) and 行く (iku or yuku). I have taken chimata to be the subject
and interpreted it to mean society. However, I can see other
interpretations.

Test cases, feedback welcome - no metrication included

知られたくないことなぜか巷行く　（春日不善）
Somehow, without wanting to know anything, society goes on. (Fuzen Kasuga ?
given name first)

Why is it that things we don't want known end up on the streets?
Somehow the things we don't want known end up abroad.

I like both of these. They agree with Ueshiba-san who says that koto is
the subject of the sentence. I think I prefer using the term 'streets'
from the first of the two examples, but would change it to the structure of
the second example that I think better conveys the sense of nazeka.

Somehow the things we don't want known end up on the streets.

ハイヒール春の巷を闊歩する　（夢ー眠）
We strut a street of high-heeled Spring. (Ichimin Yume? given name first)

High heels stroll the springtime byways.
Gussied up they stroll the streets in springtime.

I like both of these. Again, they agree with Ueshiba-san's conclusion that
'high heels' is hte subject.

Thanks. I was hoping for some better translations than the ones I first
threw out.

Mata ato de,

Phil Yff
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