Ofudesaki 12:148

Ofudesaki
Author: Miki Nakayama Date Published: 1998 Pages: 486 (English ed.) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 unnumbered set

Ofudesaki 12:148 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

Do not wonder where they can be found.	kono mono wa doko ni aru ya to omou na yo	このものハ　とこにあるやと　をもうなよ
Here are two, both eleven years old.	toshi wa jūichi ni-nin iru zo ya	としわ十一　二人いるぞや

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

Never wonder where these persons shall be found! Here are two boys both aged eleven years.

Inoue/Eynon

Do not wonder where you can find these people. There are two of them who are eleven years old.

Commentary

Ofudesaki chushaku

This section contains translated material that has not yet been subjected to peer-review to check for accuracy and clarity. While the translator(s) have given their best effort to render Japanese text into English, we would like readers to keep in mind that the present translation may require further revising and refining. Any input to improve the present translation is greatly welcomed. Translator(s): Roy Forbes

12:148 *Note: Both Shinnosuke Nakayama and Kikutaro Maegawa were 11 years old the year this verse was written (1876). Tradition maintains that this verse is pointing to these individuals.

『おふでさき註釈』、p. 194 一四八、註　この年（明治九年）真之亮様と前川菊太郎氏が共に十一才であった。本歌はこのお二人を指されたもの、と言い伝えられている。

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