2011/01/27

Hear the Wing Sing

I read recently a book again within days
which is " Hear the Wing Sing " written by
Haruki Murakami and his first work.
It was one of my favorite books when I was at college.


The main character in the novel must be the author himself, Mr. Murakami
returned home to Kobe during his college summer break.
I think Mr.Murakami might find something important, which had been left
in his original starting point/ birthplace Kobe, with writing his first story.

Here are some excerpts from the novel.
Those bring back my memories of the scent and the streets of Kobe.

雨が通り過ぎた後には海の匂いのする湿っぽい南風が吹き始め、
ベランダに並んだ鉢植の観葉植物の葉を微かに揺らせ、そしてカーテンを揺らせた。

As soon as the rain passed, there arose a damp southerly breeze bearing the scent of the sea.
It rustled the leaves of the potted ornamentals on the veranda; it rustled the curtains.

街について話す。僕が生まれ、育ち、そして初めて女の子と寝た街である。
前は海、後ろは山、隣には巨大な港街がある。ほんの小さな街だ。
港からの帰り、国道を車で飛ばす時には煙草は吸わないことにしている。
マッチをすり終わるころには車はもう街を通りすぎているからだ。

Let me say something about the town - the town where I was born and raised and first slept with a girl.
The sea out in front, hills behind, and right next door, a major port. It's a tiny speck of a town.
Flying along the highway on the way back from the harbor, I make a point of not smoking.
In less time than it takes to strike a match, I might just miss the town.



We ( I and my daughter) will go back to my home town Kobe next month
to see my parents after several years' absence.
During our stay in Kobe, I hope to climbed the hill,
stopping now and again to turn around to view the harbor.


僕達は何軒かの店に入ってあまり役にも立ちそうにないこまごまとした買い物をした。
苺の匂いのする歯磨きや派手なビーチ・タオル、何種類かのデンマーク製のパズル、6色のボールペン、
そんなものを抱えて僕たちは坂道を上り、時折立ち止まって港のほうを振り返った。

On the way back,we stopped at several shops and made some rather pointless purchases.
Strawberry toothpaste and a gaudy beach towel, a few Danish puzzles, ballpoint pens in six colors.
So, with our share of junk under our arms, we climbed the hill,
stopping now and again to turn around to view the harbor.

He Said " Always on the Side of the Egg. "
Goma says
" Me too !? "

10 件のコメント:

  1. とても不思議なのですが、村上春樹の作品は読み終えて一日するとすっかり内容を忘れてしまうんです(全ての作品)。他の作者ではそれほど酷くないので、とっても不思議です。
    個人的に好きな作家は、京極夏彦、髙田崇史、笠井潔、島田荘司...。かなり偏ってますね...。人が死にまくる作品書く作者ばっかり...。

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  2. Hello !!!!

    And I got a great news for you guys. I passed on the Stylish Blogger Award to you. So you are going to be next to reveal your secret...hee.hee..hee
    Please check out My Post Yesterday because there are some fun rule for you. Mom said if you can't copy the award from my blog, please let's us know by my email: mrpuddy9@gmail.com
    then we can send it to your email

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  3. I like a lot those pictures! Have a nice trip to "home"town!

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  4. LOve this art :-)
    Colorful and nice figurs !!

    So nice that you are going next month to your family.
    Enjoy ..enjoy...

    ((hugs))

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  5. An entry that surely could be felt. All the very best for you and yours. Please have a good Thursday and future journey as well.

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  6. Great excerptions and illustrations!!
    I felt soft breezes from the ocean and smelled salt air..
    Kobe・・・ I feel like visitig Kobe!!

    Thank you for your great blog!

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  7. To Y.Ikeda
    私が村上作品を追えたのは彼が歩み始めたほんの数年だけで、デビュー作の本の表紙に暗示されているように、今や彼は宇宙船?に乗って飛び回っている為、彼の作品読者は読んだ記憶が消されるようですよ!?(笑)コメント頂きありがとうございます。

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  8. (=^・ェ・^=)ノ Hi! Mr.Puddy
    My mother is very pleased with your friendship and the honored award from handsome and popular you. ヾ(〃^∇^)ノ♪
    However, 7 rules make my mother confusing.
    ?┏┃①。①;┃┛?
    We're very sorry not to catch up with the great award. Don't feel bad about this.
    Absolutely, we are huge fan of yours.
    from Natsume 〆ヘ(^・ェ・^ヘ)

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  9. This was brilliant..so intriguing! I checked the link out and love how you put this together with all the pictures! Very creative- your furry friends are so cute!! Wishing you a delightful weekend~

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  10. This was an excellent post. Very interesting. I've never been to Kobe and you've made it very intriguing.

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