3-Minute Ghost Stories: Man Without Ears- Easy News

3分で分かる小泉八雲の怪談　第2話『耳なし芳一』

3-Minute Ghost Stories: Man Without Ears

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さあ、今回ご紹介するお話は、こちらです。
Now, here's the story we're presenting this time.
金なし芳一！
Houichi Without Money!
いやいや、「耳なし芳一」じゃないのかね。
No, no, isn't it "Houichi Without Ears"?
あ、間違えました。
Oh, I made a mistake.
汁なし担々麺！
Tan-tan Noodles Without Soup!
いや、「耳なし」じゃよ。
No, it's "Without Ears".
昔々...
Once upon a time...
訂正しないのかね。
Not going to rectify it, huh?
この日本を、平家と源氏、
In Japan, Heike and Genji,
二つに分けた源平の戦いというものがありました。
there was a war between those two known as the Genpei War.
この壇ノ浦は、平家滅亡の戦いが演じられた場所で、
This Dan-no-ura was the place of the battle where the Heike extermination played out,
多くの平家一門が無念の死を遂げたのです。
and many Heike family met up with a sorrowful death.
そして、この平家の恨みを鎮めるために建てられたのが、阿弥陀寺。
And the Amida Temple (amidaji) was built to assauge the resentment of the Heike.
高齢になるときついのが脂身。
What's tough after you get older is fatty meat (aburami).
その情報いる？
Do we need that info?
寺には、
In the temple,
一流の琵琶を弾き語る芳一という目の見えない青年が住んでいました。
there lived Houichi, a young man who couldn't see, playing the biwa superbly, telling tales.
ある夜のこと、
On one night...
芳一、ちょっとうちに来て琵琶弾いてくれよ。
Houichi, come to my house for a bit and play the biwa for me.
えっ、こんな夜中にですか？
What? So late at night?
島根のキーホルダーあげるからさ。
I'll give you a Shimane keychain!
じゃあ、豚足。
Okay, pork leg.
えっ、豚足で！
Huh? Because of a pork leg?
着いた先は、大きなお屋敷。
The place he arrived at was a large house.
中には大勢の高貴な人々がいる様子。
It seemed like there were many distinguished people inside.
芳一は、平家滅亡を描いた平家物語の壇ノ浦の一節を歌い上げました。
Houichi sang for them a verse from the Heike story's Dan-no-ura, which portrayed the Heike destruction.
すると、どうでしょう。
And then what happened?
あまりの音痴に、みんな忍び笑い。
He was so tone-deaf, everybody stifled their laughter!
いやいやいや、泣いとるんじゃよ。
No, no, no, they're crying!
芳一は、たっぷりお礼をもらいました。
Houichi received a lot of compensation.
ウホッホ！
Woohoo!
そんな好きなのかね。
Does he like it that much?
それからというもの、夜な夜な出かける芳一。
Since then, Houichi goes out every night.
寺の和尚は不審に思い、後を付けてみると・・・
The temple monk grew suspicious, and when he tried following him...
なっ、これは！
What... This is?!
そこは壇ノ浦の戦いで亡くなった平家一門の墓場。
That was the graveyard of the Heike clan that died in the battle of Dan-no-ura.
芳一の周りには無数の鬼火が舞っています。
Countless will-o'-the-wisps were dancing around Houichi.
平家の怨霊に騙されていたのかね？
So he was deceived by the restless spirits of Heike?
しかも、驚くことに芳一は・・・
And the surprising thing was that Houichi...
えっ、どうしたんじゃね？
What? What happened to him?
足が痺れていました。
His legs were numb.
どうでもいいじゃろう、それ！
Who cares about that!
このままでは怨霊に取り殺されてしまうわい。
At this rate, you'll be taken and killed by the restless spirits.
和尚は、怨霊から芳一の姿を見えなくするために、
To make Houichi invisible to the restless spirits, the monk
全身に般若心経を書き付けました。
drew sutras all over his body.
緊張感ないなあ。
No sense of urgency at all.
真夜中になりました。
It became late night.
すると再びあの武者が・・・
And then once again, that warrior...
芳一！
Houichi!
えっ、耳だけ？
What? Just the ears?
なんと和尚は、耳だけお経を書き忘れていたのです。
Oh boy! The monk forgot to write sutras on just his ears!
えー、いかん、しまった！
What? Oh no, this is bad!
しょうがない、耳だけでも持って帰ろう。
Can't be helped, I'll bring just the ears back then.
武者は耳を引きちぎり始めました。
The warrior started to tear off his ears.
痛たたた！
Ow ow ow!
話進まんじゃろうが！
The story's not progressing!
こうして耳を失くした芳一。
That's how Houichi lost his ears.
以来、人々は彼を耳なし芳一と呼ぶようになったそうです。
Apparently since then, people came to call him Houichi Without Ears.
あー、余程平家の人達は、無念じゃったんじゃねえ。
Well, the Heike people must have been really resentful, huh?
一つ疑問なんですけれど、耳以外はすべて書いたんですかね？
One question: He wrote everywhere except the ears, right?
あそことか。
Like, over there?
余計な疑問を抱くんじゃないよ、吉田君。
Don't embrace unnecessary doubts, Yoshida!
もしも書いてなかったら今頃、玉・・・
If he hadn't written there, then right now, his balls...
おしまい！
The end!

さあ、今回ご紹介するお話は、こちらです。

紹介

Introduction, presentation, referral, listing

今回

Now, this time, lately

お話

Story, tale
金なし芳一！

金

Gold (au), golden (color), gold (medal, cup); valuable, of highest value; gold coin, money; friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); jin (dynasty of china; 1115-1234 ce); gold general; testicles; karat, carat
いやいや、「耳なし芳一」じゃないのかね。

耳

Ear; hearing; edge, crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage
あ、間違えました。

間違え

Mistake, error, blunder; accident, mishap, trouble; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman), indiscretion
汁なし担々麺！

汁

Juice, sap; soup, broth; (dipping) sauce

麺

Noodles; flour
いや、「耳なし」じゃよ。

耳

Ear; hearing; edge, crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage
昔々...

昔

Olden days, former
訂正しないのかね。

訂正

Correction, revision, amendment
この日本を、平家と源氏、

日本

Japan

平家

bungalow, one-story house

源氏

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
二つに分けた源平の戦いというものがありました。

戦い

Battle, fight, struggle, conflict

二つ

Two

分け

Sharing, division; draw, tie

源平

Genji and Heike clans, two opposing sides
この壇ノ浦は、平家滅亡の戦いが演じられた場所で、

場所

Place, location, spot, position; room, space; basho, wrestling tournament

戦い

Battle, fight, struggle, conflict

滅亡

Downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction

平家

bungalow, one-story house
多くの平家一門が無念の死を遂げたのです。

死

Death, decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly

無念

Chagrin, regret; free from obstructive thoughts

平家

bungalow, one-story house

一門

family, clan, kin; sect, school, adherents, followers, disciples; group of related sumo stables
そして、この平家の恨みを鎮めるために建てられたのが、阿弥陀寺。

恨み

Resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness; matter for regret, regret

建て

Contract, commitment

平家

bungalow, one-story house
高齢になるときついのが脂身。

きつい

Intense, severe, hard; determined, forceful, formidable; strong; tight, close

脂身

Fat meat

高齢

Advanced (old) age
その情報いる？

情報

Information, news, intelligence, advices; information, data contained in characters, signals, code, etc
寺には、

寺

Temple (buddhist)
一流の琵琶を弾き語る芳一という目の見えない青年が住んでいました。

語る

To talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate; to recite, to chant; to indicate, to show

青年

Youth, young man

一流

First-class, top grade, foremost, top-notch, leading; characteristic, peculiar, unique; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag, one banner, one streamer

目

Eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat, -ish

弾き

Player (of music, instrument, etc.)

琵琶

biwa (Japanese lute)
ある夜のこと、

夜

Evening, night
芳一、ちょっとうちに来て琵琶弾いてくれよ。

来

Next (year, etc.); since (last month, etc.)

琵琶

biwa (Japanese lute)
えっ、こんな夜中にですか？

夜中

Midnight, dead of night

こんな

Such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker), like this
島根のキーホルダーあげるからさ。

島根

Island country

キーホルダー

keychain, key chain; key ring (encryption)
じゃあ、豚足。

じゃあ

Then, well, so, well then; combination of ''de'' and ''wa'' particles; plain copula

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

豚

Pig (sus scrofa domesticus); fat person
えっ、豚足で！

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

豚

Pig (sus scrofa domesticus); fat person
着いた先は、大きなお屋敷。

大きな

Big, large, great

先

Former, previous, old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move

屋敷

Residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion
中には大勢の高貴な人々がいる様子。

様子

State, state of affairs, situation, circumstances; appearance, look, aspect; sign, indication

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

大勢

General trend, current thought

人々

Each person, people, men and women, everybody

高貴

high class, noble
芳一は、平家滅亡を描いた平家物語の壇ノ浦の一節を歌い上げました。

物語

Tale, story, legend

滅亡

Downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction

平家

bungalow, one-story house

一節

a verse (e.g. in the Bible), stanza, paragraph, passage, a joint, section, a tune, note, strain, measure
すると、どうでしょう。

すると

Thereupon, hereupon
あまりの音痴に、みんな忍び笑い。

音痴

Tone-deafness, amusia, having no ear for music; tone-deaf, off-key; having no sense (of something), being hopeless (when it comes to something)

忍び笑い

stifled laugh, chuckling, snickering
いやいやいや、泣いとるんじゃよ。
芳一は、たっぷりお礼をもらいました。

お礼

Thanks, gratitude; manners, etiquette; bow; reward, gift; ceremony, ritual

たっぷり

Full, in plenty, ample
ウホッホ！
そんな好きなのかね。

そんな

Such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of

好き

-phil, -phile, enthusiast (for), love (of); being attractive (to), to tend to be liked (by)
それからというもの、夜な夜な出かける芳一。

出かける

To go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to leave, to depart, to start, to set out; to be about to leave, to be just going out

夜な夜な

Every evening, night after night
寺の和尚は不審に思い、後を付けてみると・・・

寺

Temple (buddhist)

後

After

思い

Thought; imagination, mind, heart; desire, wish, hope, expectation; love, affection; feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience

付け

Dated, date, fixed, external

不審

Incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity

和尚

Preceptor or high priest (esp. in zen or pure land buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in tendai or kegon buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in shingon, hosso, ritsu or shin buddhism); second highest priestly rank in buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one''s art, trade, etc.)
なっ、これは！
そこは壇ノ浦の戦いで亡くなった平家一門の墓場。

戦い

Battle, fight, struggle, conflict

墓場

Graveyard, cemetery

平家

bungalow, one-story house

一門

family, clan, kin; sect, school, adherents, followers, disciples; group of related sumo stables
芳一の周りには無数の鬼火が舞っています。

周り

Circumference, girth; surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity

無数

Countless number, infinite number, innumerable

鬼火

Will-o''-the-wisp, jack-o''-lantern
平家の怨霊に騙されていたのかね？

平家

bungalow, one-story house

怨霊

revengeful ghost, apparition
しかも、驚くことに芳一は・・・

驚く

To be surprised, to be astonished
えっ、どうしたんじゃね？
足が痺れていました。

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

痺れ

Numbness, limbs going to sleep
どうでもいいじゃろう、それ！
このままでは怨霊に取り殺されてしまうわい。

怨霊

revengeful ghost, apparition
和尚は、怨霊から芳一の姿を見えなくするために、

姿

Figure, form, shape; appearance, dress, guise; state, condition, picture, image; form (of a waka); dressed in ..., wearing ..

和尚

Preceptor or high priest (esp. in zen or pure land buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in tendai or kegon buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in shingon, hosso, ritsu or shin buddhism); second highest priestly rank in buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one''s art, trade, etc.)

怨霊

revengeful ghost, apparition
全身に般若心経を書き付けました。

全身

Whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

般若心経

Heart Sutra
緊張感ないなあ。

緊張

Tension, mental strain, nervousness

感

Feeling, sensation, emotion, admiration, impression
真夜中になりました。

真夜中

Dead of night, midnight
すると再びあの武者が・・・

すると

Thereupon, hereupon

再び

Again, once more, a second time

武者

warrior
芳一！
えっ、耳だけ？

耳

Ear; hearing; edge, crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage
なんと和尚は、耳だけお経を書き忘れていたのです。

耳

Ear; hearing; edge, crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage

経

Sutra, buddhist scriptures

和尚

Preceptor or high priest (esp. in zen or pure land buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in tendai or kegon buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in shingon, hosso, ritsu or shin buddhism); second highest priestly rank in buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one''s art, trade, etc.)
えー、いかん、しまった！
しょうがない、耳だけでも持って帰ろう。

耳

Ear; hearing; edge, crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage
武者は耳を引きちぎり始めました。

耳

Ear; hearing; edge, crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage

始め

Beginning, start, outset, opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ..., not to mention ..

武者

warrior
痛たたた！

痛

Pain, ache, -algia
話進まんじゃろうが！

話

Counter for stories, episodes of tv series, etc
こうして耳を失くした芳一。

耳

Ear; hearing; edge, crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage
以来、人々は彼を耳なし芳一と呼ぶようになったそうです。

彼

He, him; his; boyfriend

以来

Since, henceforth

耳

Ear; hearing; edge, crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage

呼ぶ

To call out (to), to call, to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate, to name, to brand; to garner (support, etc.), to gather; to take as one''s wife

人々

Each person, people, men and women, everybody
あー、余程平家の人達は、無念じゃったんじゃねえ。

人達

People

無念

Chagrin, regret; free from obstructive thoughts

平家

bungalow, one-story house
一つ疑問なんですけれど、耳以外はすべて書いたんですかね？

以外

With the exception of, excepting

疑問

Question, problem, doubt, guess

一つ

One; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

耳

Ear; hearing; edge, crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage
あそことか。
余計な疑問を抱くんじゃないよ、吉田君。

君

Mr (junior), master, boy

抱く

To embrace, to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby), to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor), to bear (e.g. a grudge), to entertain (e.g. suspicion); to have sex with, to make love to, to sleep with; to sit on eggs

疑問

Question, problem, doubt, guess

余計

Too many, too much, excessive, superfluous, superabundant, extra, spare, surplus; unnecessary, needless, uncalled-for, otiose; abundantly, excessively, needlessly, all the more
もしも書いてなかったら今頃、玉・・・

玉

Precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha; king

今頃

About this time
おしまい！