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These three tanka from INDIGO were translated into Kannada by Mr. Shrikaanth K. Murthy, the editor of Blithe Spirit and a great poet who lives in U.K.
Thank you so much for your translation.

cobalt blue
was my favorite
color...
until I could see it
in atomic waste

ಆ ನೀಲಿ
ನನ್ನ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿನ-
ದಾಗಿತ್ತು
ನೋಡುವವರೆಗೆ
ಅಣುಲಹರಿಯಲಿ

ā nīli
nanna meccina-
dāgittu
nōḍuvavarege
aṅulahariyali

 

at the market
among the purple grapes
a few
young green ones
thinking about my son

ಸಂತೆಯಲಿ
ಕರಿ ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿಗಳ
ನಡುನಡುವೆ
ಹೀಚುಗಳಿಷ್ಟು
ಮಗನ ನೆನೆಯುತ 

santeyali
kari drākṣigaḷa
naḍunaḍuve
hīcugaḷiṣṭu
magana neneyuta

 

remembering
Father's big hand
I'm searching
for the ginkgo-nuts*
in my soft warm pudding

ಅಪ್ಪನ ಕೈ
ನೆನಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ
ಹುಡುಕುತಿಹೆ
ಗೋಡಂಬಿಯನ್ನು
ಪಾಯಸದಲ್ಲಿ

appana kai
nenasi koḷḷuta
huḍukutihe
gōḍambiyanu
pāyasadalli

*Because of the difference in food culture, Kannada translation ueses cashew nuts instead of ginkgo-nuts.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

	Amazing moment on the Memorial Day ,Hiroshima... It was so wonderful experience for me. It was a scorching hot day. For more than 300 visitors to the event, the museum staff and volunteers, I would like to express my sincere respect. Thank you so much!
	Ms. Emi Shirasaki, a singer.
	Ms. Kiyoko Horiba, a poet and a Hibakusha in Hirosima.
	Mr. Koyo Kanda, a professional storyteller.
	Japanese drum "Keyaki" by Josaikawagoe junior-high and high school students.
	Mr. Yukinobu Okamura, a curator of the museum. Thank you very much for all the help you have given me.

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Since the event day is approaching, I will let you know again.

For the details, you may want to view the Hiroshima Day's event webpage of Maruki Museum.
Access inforimation, including the shuttle service, is also available in their website.

Maruki Museum,
Thank you so much for accepting me for the Hiroshima Day's event as a bilingual tanka reading performer.

My dearest friends,
Please come on 6th Aug.2017 , (2 p.m. -- )if you like.

Saturday, July 29, 2017

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