Looking at Myself


	人よりも　楽しき事あり人よりも　苦しき事ありわが運命かも
1150	My destiny it is— To experience times More pleasant, to Suffer moments more bitter Than the average person.	#1, page 278, S5-431B

	S3-319A 人よりも　楽しき事あり人よりも　苦しき事ありわが運命かも In a set of poems titled “Myself” in Pine Breeze, Volume 3, Number 22, October 1934; 6-124C 人よりも　苦しき事あり人よりも　楽しき事あり我運命はも In a series of poems titled “Persecution” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, #407, page 91, May 28, 1951; previous translations, Sounds of the Dawn, Volume I, #41, pages 23 & 120; Book of Gosanka, #29, page 18; The Light from the East, Volume 2, page 50.

		S6-124C translation My destiny it is— / To suffer moments more / Bitter, to experience times / More pleasant, / Than the average person.
		Sounds of the Dawn translation Some things in my life / Were extremely hard, others / Extremely happy. / All my experiences / Are part of God’s Plan for me.
		Book of Gosanka translation More than most beings, / I have had my trying times; / Yet, much more than most, / I have had my happy times, / This is my God-given fate.
		The Light from the East translation In my life some things / Are extremely painful, others / Extremely joyful. / All my experiences / Are part of God’s plan for me.

	吾をそしる　人の話を他事の　如くききゐる吾を見出でぬ
1151	I discover myself Hearing what others Criticize and say About me as if it Were someone else’s affair.	#2, page 278, S5-431C

	S3-319B 吾をそしる　人の話を他事の　如くにききゐる吾を見いでぬ In a set of poems titled “Myself” in Pine Breeze, Volume 3, Number 22, #2, October 1934.

	啌言ひて　安く渡れる世の中と　おもう人達見るが悲しき
1152	How sad it is To see people who Think they can get By easily in this world By telling lies.	#3, page 279, S5-431D

	S3-319C 嘘言ひて　安く渡れる世の中と　ふかまり知るがたゞに悲しき In a set of poems titled “Myself” in Pine Breeze, Volume 3, Number 22, #3, October 1934.

	Too sad it is To see guys who suppose Telling a lie allows them To go easy Through the world.	November 27.2011 by taki

		S3-319C translation Simply sad it is to know that / Only strengthens the resolve of / People who think they can / Get by easily in this world / By telling lies.

	曲人の　はばる世にありほがらかに　生くるこの幸大きからずや
1153	How can my happiness Not be great when I live So serenely in a world In which abounds, Teems with evil.	#4, page 279, S5-432A

	S3-319D 曲人の　はばる世にありほがらかに　生くるこの幸大きからずや In a set of poems titled “Myself” in Pine Breeze, Volume 3, Number 22, #4, October 1934.

	Can it be possible? That the happiness I enjoy Is not very big, While I live in a state of this brightness In the world where evil souls act big.	Oct. 10.2011 by taki

	此日ごろ　わが胸ぬちに屯して　すぎける恋ほし人のありけり
1154	These days I Keep in my Breast favorable Thoughts I had About a certain person.	#5, page 279, S5-432B

	S3-319E わが胸に　近頃のいく日か屯して　すぎゆきにける恋ほし人のありき In a set of poems titled “Myself” in Pine Breeze, Volume 3, Number 22, #5, October 1934.

		S3-319E translation I keep in my / Breast recently / Favorable / Thoughts I had about / A certain person.

	手術など　野蛮の極と吾いえば　眉をひそむるインテリの彼
1155	When I state that Surgery and such are The height of barbarism, The intellectual in front of Me wrinkles his brows.	#6, page 279, S5-342C

	S3-320A 手術など　野蛮の極と吾いへば　眉をひそむるインテリの彼In a set of poems titled “Myself” in Pine Breeze, Volume 3, Number 22, #6, October 1934.

	腹立ちを　制えつつあり二本目の　シガーにいつか火の点きてあり
1156	As I suppress the Anger that was about to Burst forth, I find I have lit A second cigar.	#7, page 279, S5-432D

	S3-320B 腹立ちを　押へつつあり二本目の　シガーにいつか火の点きてあり In a set of poems titled “Myself” in Pine Breeze, Volume 3, Number 22, #7, October 1934.

	考えの　まとまりかぬるもどかしさ　対座の彼は吾を見つむる
1157	So sluggish to Come to a decision. The guy sitting opposite Continues to Look at me.	#8, page 280, S5-432E

	S3-320C 考への　まとまりがたきもどかしさ　対座の彼は吾を見つめつつ In a set of poems titled “Myself” in Pine Breeze, Volume 3, Number 22, #8, October 1934.

		S4-320C translation So sluggish / To come to a decision. / The guy sitting / Opposite intently / Stares at me.